NOAA May 2013 – Southeast States Were Cold!!!

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The Southeast states were cold in May 2013 according to the NOAA. Florida had the 11th coldest May in its history. Which means 108 were warmer.

Georgia had its 12th coldest, Louisiana 13th, South Carolina 14th and Alabama 15th.

Brrr.

NOAA_MAY_2013_SouthEast

None of the states were ranked higher than 99 out of 119. Which means only California snuck into the top 20 warmest May’s.

Rank:  (1=Coldest & 119 = Warmest)

State May_2013 May Rank Coldest May Coldest May F
Florida 73.9 11 1940 72.5
Georgia 68.6 12 1997 66.8
Louisiana 71.4 13 1917 69.2
South Carolina 67.6 14 1997 65.8
Alabama 68.3 15 1976 65.2
Mississippi 69.2 20 1976 66
North Carolina 65.2 31 1917 62.1
Arkansas 67.4 38 1917 63.2
Oklahoma 66.9 38 1907 61.5
Minnesota 53.1 44 1907 44.3
Tennessee 65.2 44 1917 60.2
Virginia 62.6 44 1917 58.4
Missouri 63.5 50 1924 58
Missouri 63.5 50 1917 58
West Virginia 60.4 55 1997 54.3
Iowa 59.2 56 1907 52.7
Nebraska 58.4 57 1935 51.8
North Dakota 53.2 57 1907 43.3
Kansas 63.2 58 1917 56.7
South Dakota 55.7 58 1907 47.9
Texas 72.5 58 1907 67.3
Kentucky 64.6 59 1917 58.1
Wisconsin 55 61 1907 46.9
New Jersey 60.6 63 1917 53.5
Maryland 62.6 68 1967 56.5
Maryland 62.6 68 1917 56.5
Colorado 53.2 70 1917 45.4
Pennsylvania 59.1 72 1967 51
Illinois 63.7 75 1917 55.9
Nevada 56.7 75 1896 47
Utah 56.8 75 1917 49.1
Connecticut 58.3 76 1917 49.8
Maine 52.5 80 1967 44.3
Michigan 55.9 80 1907 44.7
Montana 52.9 80 1916 46.4
Montana 52.9 80 1927 46.4
New Hampshire 55.2 82 1917 45
New Mexico 61.6 83 1917 52.4
Massachusetts 57.6 84 1917 48.8
Oregon 54.2 84 1933 47.9
Wyoming 51.5 85 1917 43.2
Delaware 64.3 87 1917 56.2
Idaho 53.1 88 1896 45.5
Arizona 67.8 90 1917 58.6
Rhode Island 57.8 90 1917 48.1
Vermont 55.8 90 1917 44.8
Washington 55.5 91 1955 49.4
New York 57.4 93 1917 46.9
Indiana 64.4 94 1917 54.7
Ohio 63.1 95 1917 53.4
California 65.3 99 1933 56.1

NOAA 2013 – Brutally Cold Spring

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What a brutal Spring. in the USA according to the NOAA.

Look at all those single digit rankings. Rank: (1 = Coldest and 119 = Warmest)

3rd coldest Spring out of 119 in Minnesota.

4th coldest in North and South Dakota. 5th coldest in Arkansas.

This should not be possible if AGW was real.

State Spring_2013 Spring Rank Coldest Spring Coldest Spring F
Minnesota 35.9 3 1950 34.43
North Dakota 33.83 4 1899 31.33
South Carolina 59.3 4 1960 58.87
Arkansas 57.33 5 1960 56.47
Alabama 60.1 6 1960 59.07
Georgia 60.67 6 1960 59.77
Mississippi 60.53 6 1960 59.97
Iowa 43.87 7 1960 42.83
Louisiana 63.7 7 1931 61.9
Missouri 51.17 7 1960 49.77
North Carolina 55.93 7 1960 54.9
Tennessee 54.9 8 1960 52.93
South Dakota 40.23 9 1950 37.6
Wisconsin 38.8 9 1950 37.3
Oklahoma 56.27 11 1924 54.3
Kansas 50.5 12 1924 48.3
Florida 68.1 13 1931 66.4
Kentucky 52.8 14 1960 50.53
Nebraska 44.9 16 1917 42.97
Illinois 49.17 19 1960 46.6
Virginia 53.03 34 1960 51.03
West Virginia 49.87 34 1960 46.8
Michigan 40.97 39 1950 37.6
Michigan 40.97 39 1940 37.6
Indiana 50.03 40 1960 46.53
Texas 64.2 40 1931 60.13
Colorado 42.73 42 1917 37.23
Montana 40.57 45 1917 35.5
Maryland 51.77 50 1940 48.63
Wyoming 39.67 57 1917 32.37
Ohio 49.5 58 1926 45.07
Pennsylvania 47.47 62 1984 43.57
New Jersey 50.3 63 1940 46.27
Connecticut 47.1 71 1967 42.13
New York 43.83 75 1926 38.57
Delaware 53.33 76 1940 48.63
Utah 47.8 76 1917 39.47
Massachusetts 46.17 77 1967 40.97
Washington 48.07 82 1955 41.5
Oregon 47.4 83 1917 42
Idaho 43.97 85 1917 36.17
Rhode Island 47.5 85 1917 40.97
New Mexico 53.47 92 1917 47.53
Maine 40.83 93 1926 33.7
Vermont 42.67 94 1926 34.03
Nevada 49.93 97 1917 41.17
New Hampshire 43.43 98 1926 35.4
Arizona 60.87 108 1917 52.4
California 60.13 113 1917 52.37

NOAA May 2013 – 39 Other Mays Were Warmer Including 1896,1897,1900,1902,1911,1914 ….

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The NOAA ranked May 2013 80th out of 119. Which means 39 other Mays were warmer.

Here they are: 1896,1897,1900,1902,1911,1914,1922,1928,1934,1936,1937,1939,1941,1944,1949,1955,1956,1958,1962,1964,1969,1970,1977,1985,1986,1987,1988,1991,1992,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004,2006,2007,2009,2012

May of 2013 was 3.5F colder than 1934 and even 1.24F colder than 1896.

May in the USA has been cooling at -0.55F per decade.

NOAA_MAY_2013

Canada May 2013 – Daily Mean Temperature Anomaly Map

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Update: See bottom map for fun.

Using the stations in Canada with Environment Canada calculated anomalies, here is the month of May visualized using the mean temperature for each station for each day.

You might have to click on the image or refresh the page to restart it.

The black circle in the top left corner represents a 5 Celsius anomaly from the 1971-2000 average.

Blue are below normal. Red above.

DailyNormals_2013-05

I thought I would map just the stations that were exactly average just for fun:

DailyNormals0_2013-05

Canadian Arctic Ice Retreats and Exposes Plant Life From Before 1550.

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Doesn’t this sound ominous! “ice” retreat” has “sharply accelerated since 2004”.

“Across the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, widespread ice retreat during the 20th century has sharply accelerated since 2004.

In Sverdrup Pass, central Ellesmere Island, rapid glacier retreat is exposing intact plant communities

whose radiocarbon dates demonstrate entombment during the Little Ice Age (1550–1850 AD).”

 

Except …. doesn’t that mean the plant communities were thriving before 1550?

And that means the Medieval Warm Period existed. And that current ice melt is just a return to normal?

 

(h/t The Climate Scam)

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/22/1304199110.abstract

 

Canada May 2013 – Nunavut Daily Anomalies

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Nunavut (northern Canada) was the coldest Province/Territory in May.

Environment Canada calculates “Normals” for a subset of stations. Those are the anomalies from the 1971-2000 average.

The following barplots are of the daily anomalies (TMax and TMin) for each Nunavut station (that have Normals) averaged together.

The coldest part of the month was 6 to 7C below the 1971-2000 average. So much for the overheating Arctic.

NUNAVUT - TMAX Anomaly From Normal Temperatures May 2013 NUNAVUT - TMIN Anomaly From Normal Temperatures May 2013

Canada May 2013 – 100 Coldest Daily Anomalies

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Environment Canada calculates “Normals” for a subset of stations. Those are the anomalies from the 1971-2000 average.

I just started using the daily data this month. (The monthly summaries have proven to be unreliable)

So … using stations with Normals, here are the 100 stations with the coldest TMIN anomalies.

PROVINCE Name DATE MINTEMP NORMAL MINTEMP anomaly MIN
MANITOBA GILBERT PLAINS 2013-05-02 -15 0.5 -15.5
SASKATCHEWAN CYPRESS HILLS 2013-05-01 -15.5 -0.2 -15.3
MANITOBA GILBERT PLAINS 2013-05-03 -12.5 0.7 -13.2
ONTARIO WELLAND 2013-05-14 -6 7.2 -13.2
MANITOBA COWAN 2013-05-02 -14 -1 -13
MANITOBA WASAGAMING 2013-05-02 -14.3 -1.3 -13
ONTARIO WELLAND 2013-05-13 -6 7 -13
NUNAVUT CORAL HARBOUR A 2013-05-10 -25.4 -13 -12.4
SASKATCHEWAN KEY LAKE 2013-05-01 -15.5 -3.1 -12.4
NUNAVUT KUGLUKTUK A 2013-05-01 -27.9 -15.5 -12.4
YUKON TERRITORY SHINGLE POINT A 2013-05-01 -27.3 -14.9 -12.4
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-09 -24.3 -12.1 -12.2
SASKATCHEWAN LAST MOUNTAIN CS 2013-05-11 -8.8 3.4 -12.2
YUKON TERRITORY SHINGLE POINT A 2013-05-03 -26.1 -13.9 -12.2
SASKATCHEWAN BROADVIEW 2013-05-02 -10.6 1.2 -11.8
YUKON TERRITORY SHINGLE POINT A 2013-05-06 -24.2 -12.4 -11.8
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-02 -26.8 -15.1 -11.7
SASKATCHEWAN PELLY 2013-05-02 -12 -0.6 -11.4
NUNAVUT KUGLUKTUK A 2013-05-07 -24 -12.8 -11.2
BRITISH COLUMBIA FT STEELE DANDY CRK 2013-05-01 -10 1.1 -11.1
ALBERTA HIGH LEVEL A 2013-05-01 -11.5 -0.4 -11.1
MANITOBA INDIAN BAY 2013-05-12 -7.5 3.6 -11.1
SASKATCHEWAN QUAPPELLE 1 2013-05-10 -7.5 3.4 -10.9
SASKATCHEWAN DUVAL 2013-05-01 -8 2.8 -10.8
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-01 -26.3 -15.6 -10.7
ALBERTA CRAIGMYLE 2013-05-01 -10 0.6 -10.6
YUKON TERRITORY SHINGLE POINT A 2013-05-20 -17 -6.4 -10.6
ALBERTA VEGREVILLE 2013-05-01 -9.4 1.2 -10.6
NUNAVUT CORAL HARBOUR A 2013-05-09 -23.9 -13.4 -10.5
ALBERTA KANANASKIS 2013-05-01 -11.5 -1 -10.5
SASKATCHEWAN CLAYDON 2013-05-01 -9 1.4 -10.4
ALBERTA LETHBRIDGE CDA 2013-05-01 -8.3 2.1 -10.4
MANITOBA PINAWA WNRE 2013-05-12 -6.5 3.9 -10.4
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES FORT SMITH A 2013-05-01 -11.9 -1.6 -10.3
SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN HEAD CDA 2013-05-01 -9 1.3 -10.3
SASKATCHEWAN BEECHY 2013-05-11 -6.5 3.7 -10.2
SASKATCHEWAN STEWART VALLEY 2013-05-01 -8 2.1 -10.1
MANITOBA HODGSON 2 2013-05-02 -10.5 -0.5 -10
ONTARIO KINGSVILLE MOE 2013-05-13 -1 9 -10
NUNAVUT KUGLUKTUK A 2013-05-08 -22.4 -12.4 -10
SASKATCHEWAN LANGENBURG 2013-05-02 -9 1 -10
SASKATCHEWAN MUENSTER 2013-05-11 -6.5 3.5 -10
SASKATCHEWAN REGINA INTL A 2013-05-01 -8.4 1.6 -10
NUNAVUT CAMBRIDGE BAY A 2013-05-02 -29.3 -19.4 -9.9
ONTARIO KINGSVILLE MOE 2013-05-25 1.5 11.4 -9.9
ONTARIO ST THOMAS WPCP 2013-05-25 -0.5 9.4 -9.9
SASKATCHEWAN CORONACH 2013-05-11 -6.5 3.3 -9.8
SASKATCHEWAN CORONACH SPC 2013-05-11 -6.5 3.3 -9.8
NUNAVUT KUGLUKTUK A 2013-05-04 -23.9 -14.1 -9.8
MANITOBA MCCREARY 2013-05-02 -8.4 1.4 -9.8
ONTARIO NEW GLASGOW 2013-05-27 0.5 10.3 -9.8
SASKATCHEWAN PARKERVIEW 2013-05-02 -8 1.8 -9.8
MANITOBA PINAWA WNRE 2013-05-03 -8 1.8 -9.8
SASKATCHEWAN SWIFT CURRENT CDA 2013-05-01 -8 1.8 -9.8
ALBERTA COLD LAKE A 2013-05-01 -8.1 1.6 -9.7
SASKATCHEWAN KEY LAKE 2013-05-08 -11 -1.3 -9.7
SASKATCHEWAN OUTLOOK PFRA 2013-05-11 -5.7 4 -9.7
ONTARIO FOLDENS 2013-05-25 0 9.6 -9.6
MANITOBA HODGSON 2 2013-05-12 -8 1.6 -9.6
SASKATCHEWAN PARKERVIEW 2013-05-01 -8 1.6 -9.6
SASKATCHEWAN BUFFALO POUND LAKE 2013-05-01 -7.5 2 -9.5
NUNAVUT RESOLUTE CARS 2013-05-10 -26.1 -16.6 -9.5
SASKATCHEWAN BROADVIEW 2013-05-01 -8.4 1 -9.4
NUNAVUT CAMBRIDGE BAY A 2013-05-06 -26.9 -17.5 -9.4
ALBERTA LLOYDMINSTER A 2013-05-01 -8.2 1.2 -9.4
ONTARIO NEW GLASGOW 2013-05-25 0.5 9.9 -9.4
MANITOBA THOMPSON A 2013-05-01 -13.5 -4.1 -9.4
SASKATCHEWAN CORONACH 2013-05-01 -8 1.3 -9.3
MANITOBA CROSS LAKE JENPEG 2013-05-02 -10.2 -0.9 -9.3
SASKATCHEWAN MANKOTA 2013-05-01 -8.7 0.6 -9.3
MANITOBA WASAGAMING 2013-05-01 -10.9 -1.6 -9.3
SASKATCHEWAN BUFFALO POUND LAKE 2013-05-02 -7 2.2 -9.2
BRITISH COLUMBIA FT STEELE DANDY CRK 2013-05-02 -8 1.2 -9.2
SASKATCHEWAN LAST MOUNTAIN CS 2013-05-02 -7.6 1.6 -9.2
SASKATCHEWAN ROCK POINT 2013-05-01 -7 2.2 -9.2
ONTARIO CHAPLEAU A 2013-05-13 -7.1 2 -9.1
MANITOBA FLIN FLON 2013-05-01 -8.5 0.6 -9.1
SASKATCHEWAN MUENSTER 2013-05-01 -7.5 1.6 -9.1
ONTARIO NEW GLASGOW 2013-05-26 1 10.1 -9.1
SASKATCHEWAN REGINA INTL A 2013-05-11 -5.4 3.7 -9.1
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-08 -21.5 -12.5 -9
NUNAVUT CAMBRIDGE BAY A 2013-05-03 -27.9 -18.9 -9
SASKATCHEWAN QUAPPELLE 1 2013-05-01 -7.5 1.5 -9
BRITISH COLUMBIA CASTLEGAR A 2013-05-01 -4.7 4.2 -8.9
MANITOBA GILBERT PLAINS 2013-05-23 -4 4.9 -8.9
ONTARIO HARTINGTON IHD 2013-05-24 0 8.9 -8.9
SASKATCHEWAN LAST MOUNTAIN CS 2013-05-01 -7.5 1.4 -8.9
MANITOBA PILOT MOUND (AUT) 2013-05-12 -4.9 4 -8.9
NUNAVUT CAMBRIDGE BAY A 2013-05-04 -27.2 -18.4 -8.8
MANITOBA CROSS LAKE JENPEG 2013-05-01 -10 -1.2 -8.8
MANITOBA GRAND RAPIDS HYDRO 2013-05-24 -4 4.8 -8.8
MANITOBA ARBORG 2013-05-02 -8 0.7 -8.7
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-06 -22.1 -13.4 -8.7
NUNAVUT CORAL HARBOUR A 2013-05-08 -22.5 -13.8 -8.7
NUNAVUT BAKER LAKE A 2013-05-10 -20.3 -11.7 -8.6
ALBERTA EDMONTON STONY PLAIN 2013-05-01 -6 2.6 -8.6
QUEBEC LASSOMPTION 2013-05-14 -2.1 6.5 -8.6
ONTARIO OTTAWA CDA 2013-05-14 -0.9 7.7 -8.6
ONTARIO KAPUSKASING A 2013-05-25 -4.6 3.9 -8.5
NUNAVUT KUGLUKTUK A 2013-05-03 -23.1 -14.6 -8.5