Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 67 – 2018

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Update: DMI Arctic Temps were high (but still 10C below freezing) … now they aren’t so much.

South / North

Alberta Hot Old Data Purged?

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In my previous post I looked at July averages by decade for Alberta. Go back and read the intro.

In this post I change the selection criteria to allow stations without data in 2017. But kept the other criteria.

I can’t help but think they purged the “hot old” stations to make Albertans think it is getting hotter as of now.

Look at the stations with the 1930s as the hottest decade Tmax July (even with some 2010s data)

 

Station Station No Records Min Year Max Year pct of data 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s
LETHBRIDGE CDA 3033890 104 1908 2015 96.3 33.4 35.1 31.8 33 33.4 32.7 32.8 33.5 35.1 32.9 33.5 33 – –
CAMPSIE 3061200 100 1913 2013 99 29.8 31.8 28.8 29.9 28.6 30.4 29.9 30.8 30.7 32.1 29.3 – – –
OLDS 3024920 97 1914 2013 97 29.5 30.6 27.6 29.2 30.2 30.4 30.1 31.3 31.8 30.6 31.4 – – –
RED DEER A 3025480 76 1938 2013 100 29.6 31.2 28.6 30.1 30.6 31.3 30.2 31.3 31.7 – – – – –
CALGARY INT’L A 3031093 129 1884 2012 100 29.6 31.8 29.8 31.2 31.6 31.2 30.5 31.6 33.8 33 31.7 30 32.4 30.5
BEAVER MINES 3050600 76 1935 2011 98.7 30 31.8 29.1 30.9 30.4 29.7 30.3 31.1 33.1 – – – – –
WHITECOURT LO 3067392 63 1939 2011 86.3 24.8 26.6 24.5 25.9 24.6 25.8 26 27.1 28.3 – – – – –
CARROT CREEK LO 3061360 62 1939 2011 84.9 26.5 29.7 27.1 27.8 27.6 27.2 27.2 29.4 30 – – – – –
CARWAY 3031400 87 1915 2010 90.6 30 32.4 29.1 30.8 30.3 29.6 30.2 31.2 33.9 32 31.1 – – –
MEDICINE HAT A 3034480 125 1884 2008 100 – 36.4 33.8 34.8 35.2 34.9 36.1 36.7 38.9 36.9 36.6 35.3 36.2 34.7
LETHBRIDGE A 3033880 71 1938 2008 100 – 35.6 32 33.4 34.3 33.9 33.8 34.9 38 – – – – –
CALMAR 3011120 89 1916 2007 96.7 – 30.4 27.8 29.5 29.4 30.7 30.4 31.4 31.8 31.1 29.6 – – –
LAKE LOUISE 3053760 88 1915 2007 94.6 – 29.5 27.8 27.7 28.5 28.7 28.5 29.6 30.5 29.5 29.2 – – –
GLEICHEN 3032800 101 1903 2005 98.1 – 34.4 31.1 33.1 33.2 32.2 31.7 32.9 35.5 32.9 32.8 31.9 – –
HIGH RIVER 3033240 95 1903 2005 92.2 – 32.5 29.1 31.2 31 30.6 30.4 31.3 34.9 31.7 33.1 31 – –
BEAVERLODGE CDA 3070560 91 1913 2005 97.8 – 28.3 28.4 29.8 28.1 30.1 29.6 30.5 29.9 30.3 29 – – –
ENTRANCE 3062440 82 1918 2005 93.2 – 30.2 29.8 31.3 30.1 30.2 30.4 32.3 32.7 32.2 33.2 – – –
SION 3015960 88 1911 2004 93.6 – 30.9 28.7 29.8 28.6 30.3 30.7 32 31.7 31 30.3 – – –
CARDSTON 3031320 82 1919 2004 95.3 – 34.7 30.5 32.1 32.2 31.5 32.3 32.4 35.3 32.8 36.1 – – –
FOREMOST 3032640 82 1919 2004 95.3 – 36.5 33 34.1 34.1 34 35.7 36.3 38.7 35.7 39.4 – – –
EDMONTON CITY CENTRE A 3012208 67 1938 2004 100 – 31.9 29.1 30.7 30.5 30.9 31 31.2 31.4 – – – – –
VIKING 3016840 66 1923 1997 88 – – 30.1 31.6 31.6 31.7 32.1 32.7 32.9 33 – – – –
ELK POINT 3012280 79 1912 1996 92.9 – – 30.1 30.6 29.2 31.2 31.6 31.8 32.4 31.6 32 – – –
JASPER 3053520 64 1927 1995 92.8 – – 29.1 30.2 31.2 31.3 31.3 32.4 31.1 32.2 – – – –
BANFF 3050520 102 1890 1994 97.1 – – 29.4 29.9 30.2 29.6 29.9 29.9 31.6 31.4 30.4 29.2 29.3 –
LACOMBE CDA 3023720 86 1908 1993 100 – – 27.6 30.1 30.1 31.6 30.7 33.3 33.7 33.3 29.8 29.1 – –
PEKISKO 3055120 83 1905 1992 94.3 – – 26.7 29.7 29.1 28.3 28.8 29.3 31.9 29.7 29.6 32.2 – –
RANFURLY 3015400 86 1905 1991 98.9 – – 32 30.6 29.2 30.8 30.9 32.9 32.9 35.5 30.4 28.3 – –
FAIRVIEW 3072520 60 1932 1991 100 – – 31.5 29.1 27.4 29.9 29.3 30.5 29 – – – – –
MANYBERRIES CDA 3044200 62 1929 1990 100 – – 36 34.8 34.5 33.9 35.1 35.6 37.8 34.8 – – – –
CALDWELL 3031000 56 1932 1990 94.9 – – 29 31.1 30.7 29.4 30.6 32.9 33.7 – – – – –
FORT MACLEOD 3032680 94 1876 1987 83.9 – – – 33.4 33.2 32.9 33.8 34.8 36.9 34.6 34.7 33.4 35.5 –
FORT VERMILION CDA 3072720 78 1908 1985 100 – – – 30.7 29.3 30.7 30.2 32 31.1 31.6 30.7 30.5 – –
HANNA 3023000 54 1921 1984 84.4 – – – 37 31.4 32.8 33.2 33.5 35.1 33.4 – – – –
KEG RIVER 3073640 43 1935 1979 95.6 – – – – 29.4 30 30.8 31.5 30.1 – – – – –
THREE HILLS 3026480 56 1921 1977 98.2 – – – – 33.5 33.3 32.5 33.8 35.4 35 – – – –
WASTINA HEMARUKA 3016960 60 1913 1976 93.8 – – – – 32.4 32.6 32.2 35.3 37.2 34.7 31.3 – – –
STETTLER 3016120 57 1919 1976 98.3 – – – – 29.7 32.2 32 33.2 34.7 30.2 32.2 – – –
HIGH PRAIRIE 3063160 47 1927 1976 94 – – – – 26.6 30.3 29.2 31.9 30.8 29.5 – – – –
IRON RIVER 3083480 49 1925 1975 96.1 – – – – 28.8 30.7 30.6 30.7 30.7 31.1 – – – –
WETASKIWIN 3017280 69 1903 1974 95.8 – – – – 29.3 31.4 31.1 32.2 33 31.8 30.6 28.7 – –
HUGHENDEN 3013360 35 1935 1971 94.6 – – – – 30 32.4 33.8 34.4 35 – – – – –
LLOYDMINSTER 3013960 51 1913 1970 87.9 – – – – 30 31.8 32.9 32.5 33.3 34.1 30.4 – – –
BROOKS 1 3030840 56 1912 1968 98.2 – – – – – 33.3 33.2 35.2 36 34.2 33.1 – – –
DRUMHELLER 3022120 36 1923 1967 80 – – – – – 34.5 35 35.6 37.2 34.7 – – – –
ATHABASCA 3060320 42 1918 1965 87.5 – – – – – 31.6 31.7 32.5 30.7 32.2 35 – – –
NACO 3014760 35 1930 1965 97.2 – – – – – 32.7 32.9 35.2 36.5 – – – – –
PINCHER CREEK TOWN 3035220 64 1894 1962 92.8 – – – – – 32.8 31.9 32.3 33.7 30.7 30.5 31.2 30.7 –
STRATHMORE 3036200 49 1912 1962 96.1 – – – – – 31.9 30.4 32.1 34.2 32.9 30.6 – – –
SLAVE LAKE 3066000 36 1925 1962 94.7 – – – – – 29.8 29.8 30.2 30.6 28.7 – – – –
ANTHRACITE 3050240 33 1929 1961 100 – – – – – 31.9 29.1 30.4 32 31.7 – – – –
HILLSDOWN 3023280 56 1904 1960 98.2 – – – – – 33.9 29.8 30 32.1 32.7 29.4 29.1 – –
EDSON 3062240 43 1916 1959 97.7 – – – – – – 29.6 30.4 32 32.6 31.8 – – –
BUFFALO HEAD PRAIRIE 3070960 27 1933 1959 100 – – – – – – 30.6 31.2 30.2 – – – – –
LUNDBRECK 3054080 39 1913 1958 84.8 – – – – – – 29.4 30.9 33.9 30.1 30.1 – – –
THORSBY 3016440 26 1932 1958 96.3 – – – – – – 29.7 31.7 31.8 – – – – –
SPRINGDALE 3026080 42 1913 1956 95.5 – – – – – – 30.5 30.1 30.3 30.2 29 – – –
VAUXHALL 3036680 42 1914 1956 97.7 – – – – – – 35 34.3 36.7 34.7 35.9 – – –
NORDEGG 3054840 36 1916 1954 92.3 – – – – – – 30.2 28.9 28.8 29.4 28.6 – – –
ELMWORTH 3072320 26 1927 1952 100 – – – – – – 31.5 31.4 30.1 29.3 – – – –
RADWAY 3015345 27 1923 1951 93.1 – – – – – – 34.2 32.6 31.3 30.8 – – – –
ALIX 3020120 43 1906 1949 97.7 – – – – – – – 34.7 36.4 34.4 31.1 28.1 – –
FT MCMURRAY 3062695 31 1910 1944 88.6 – – – – – – – 34.2 32.1 32.7 32.6 34.4 – –
GROUARD 3062965 30 1914 1944 96.8 – – – – – – – 31.7 30.2 31.1 31 – – –
EDMONTON 3012195 61 1880 1942 96.8 – – – – – – – 31.1 32.4 31.8 29.4 29.2 30.6 30.1
HARMATTAN 3023055 30 1908 1938 96.8 – – – – – – – – 31.9 30.4 29.1 26.7 – –
PERBECK 3025170 25 1913 1938 96.2 – – – – – – – – 35.7 33.6 32.4 – – –

Alberta Average July Tmax By Decade

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I posted some data about temperatures in Edmonton and Alberta. I wanted to visualize it. So I’ve made a grid.

The source of the data is Environment Canadas monthly summaries.

I’m using Tmax, not Tmean. (The logic being that max temps are the problem)

And I’m starting with the July only average for the decade. (I’ll expand in later posts).

There are 1087 stations with July data in Alberta.

I’m narrowing it down to stations with 25 years of data and data all the way up to 2017 and 80% complate.

Things to note:

Only 29 stations make the cut. Only 1 station has the 2010s as the decade with the hottest July average Tmax.

Only 2 stations have data from the 1940s (none before that).

So … AGW ain’t going to kill Albertans in July. They already survived July in the 2000s.

And there isn’t any stations with old and new data. (By that I mean the 30s).

 

Station 
Station No
 Records Min Year Max Year pct of data 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s
KANANASKIS 3053600 77 1940 2017 98.7 30.4 31.1 28.3 30.1 29.3 28.8 29.3 29.9 – – – – – –
CAMROSE 3011240 70 1946 2017 97.2 29.9 31.6 28.7 30 29.1 31.1 31.2 30.9 – – – – – –
COLD LAKE A 3081680 65 1953 2017 100 30.2 31.2 29.8 30 29.3 31.4 30.9 – – – – – – –
FORT SASKATCHEWAN 3012710 58 1958 2017 96.7 31.4 32 29 30.3 29.9 31.6 33.9 – – – – – – –
CRAIGMYLE 3021940 52 1960 2017 89.7 31.8 33.5 30.3 32.8 32.6 32.7 – – – – – – – –
EDMONTON STONY PLAIN 301222F 52 1966 2017 100 29.8 30.8 27.8 29.2 28.4 28.6 – – – – – – – –
QUEENSTOWN 3035340 51 1967 2017 100 31.9 33.3 31.4 33.8 34.2 32.2 – – – – – – – –
FORESTBURG PLANT SITE 3012652 50 1968 2017 100 31.7 34 30.9 32.6 31.8 31.7 – – – – – – – –
HIGH LEVEL A 3073146 47 1971 2017 100 30.9 29.9 29.7 29.8 29.2 – – – – – – – – –
SIMONETTE 3075937 44 1974 2017 100 28.9 30 29.1 29.3 28.6 – – – – – – – – –
VEGREVILLE 3016GF0 37 1981 2017 100 30.7 31.3 29.7 30.3 – – – – – – – – – –
FABYAN 3012515 36 1981 2017 97.3 29.9 32.2 29.7 31.9 – – – – – – – – – –
LLOYDMINSTER A 3013961 36 1982 2017 100 29.4 31.6 29.6 31.7 – – – – – – – – – –
ELK ISLAND NAT PARK 3012275 33 1982 2017 91.7 30.8 31.3 29.9 29.4 – – – – – – – – – –
BRULE BLACK CAT 3060903 31 1987 2017 100 30.7 31 28.8 29.8 – – – – – – – – – –
PICTURE BUTTE WEST 303N1G3 31 1987 2017 100 33.6 34.6 31.3 33.2 – – – – – – – – – –
ENTWISTLE 3062451 30 1988 2017 100 29.9 31.3 29.1 29.8 – – – – – – – – – –
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA METABOLIC CENTRE 301FFNJ 30 1987 2017 96.8 31.8 32.2 29.5 30.8 – – – – – – – – – –
OKOTOKS 303M9JM 28 1990 2017 100 32.8 33.3 29.9 – – – – – – – – – – –
BROOKS 3030QLP 26 1989 2017 89.7 33.3 35 33.2 34 – – – – – – – – – –
BOW ISLAND 3030768 25 1993 2017 100 33.7 34.3 31.6 – – – – – – – – – – –
BOW VALLEY 3050778 25 1993 2017 100 32.1 32.2 29.1 – – – – – – – – – – –
COP UPPER 3031875 25 1993 2017 100 31.1 31.3 28.5 – – – – – – – – – – –
CROWSNEST 3051R4R 25 1993 2017 100 31 32 29.1 – – – – – – – – – – –
ESTHER 1 301B460 25 1993 2017 100 32.9 34.8 32.3 – – – – – – – – – – –
LACOMBE CDA 2 3023722 25 1993 2017 100 30.1 31.3 28.4 – – – – – – – – – – –
SUNDRE A 3026KNQ 25 1993 2017 100 30.6 31.1 28.5 – – – – – – – – – – –
THREE HILLS 3026479 25 1993 2017 100 30.7 32.5 29.9 – – – – – – – – – – –
VAUXHALL CDA CS 3036682 25 1993 2017 100 33.6 34.8 32.8 – – – – – – – – – – –

Edmonton (two stations) and then Medicine Hat A

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I was looking over Alberta weather data (Environment Canada monthly summaries) because some article said Edmonton was warming by some godawful amount.

When I looked at Edmonton weather data I found 23 stations. Some old, some recent, some only running for a few years.

I looked at EDMONTON CITY CENTRE A  – 1937 to 2005 – average of 11.9 records per year. Pretty complete.

I know, no data from 2010s. But the 1980s were hottest.

1980s 4.3
1990s 3.9
2000s 3.8
1970s 3.4
1960s 3.0
1940s 2.7
1950s 2.6
1930s 2.2

EDMONTON STONY PLAIN 1966 to 2018  – 12

2010s 4.3
2000s 4.1
1980s 3.8
1990s 3.8
1960s 2.7
1970s 2.6

2010s aren’t over.

Then I went looking for some old/new data in Alberta with long runs just to get a feel for the province.

MEDICINE HAT A – 1883 to 2008 11.9 record per year. Again, no 2010s.  Tragic that EC let old long stations die off.

1910s 6.4
1920s 6.2
1980s 6.2
2000s 6.2
1900s 6.0
1990s 5.9
1930s 5.8
1880s 5.3
1940s 5.3
1960s 5.3
1970s 5.0
1950s 4.9
1890s 4.7

I’ll do some more like this.

 

Millions of Penguins Found – “seemingly unaffected by climate change”

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Sometimes you gotta laugh.

Penguins are in trouble because of AGW … then they find 1.5 million they knew nothing about doing just fine.

‘Supercolony’ of 1.5 million Adelie penguins found in Antarctica

“Researchers are stunned to find such a large number in the remote Danger Islands, seemingly unaffected by climate change.”

“Just 100 miles away, on the peninsula’s west, Adelie numbers have dropped by around 70% in recent decades due to melting sea ice, something blamed on global warming.”

Maybe they just moved?

 

https://news.sky.com/story/massive-colony-of-15-million-adelie-penguins-found-in-antarctica-11273522