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BEST – USA – where is the current 5 year period ranked in terms of TMAX

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A continuation of the series on BEST’s TMAX data for USA states and the CONUS and the whole USA.

The most recent 5 years of BEST TMAX data is ranked #6 for the CONUS and #4 for all states. Notice the periods warmer like 51-56 and 31-36. Notice that the current period in .31C colder than the warmest period.

contiguous-united-states – #6

1 2001 – 2006 0.64
2 1996 – 2001 0.61
3 1951 – 1956 0.56
4 1986 – 1991 0.5
5 1931 – 1936 0.46
6 2006 – 2011 0.33
7 1936 – 1941 0.24

Notice how few #1’s there are in the rest of the list.

I think Muller’s own data demolishes his silly CO2 theory.

united-states – #4

alabama – #3
alaska – #4
arizona – #3
arkansas – #5
california – #9
connecticut – #1
district-of-columbia – #3
florida – #2
georgia-(state) – #3
hawaii – #6
idaho – #12
illinois – #7
indiana – #6
iowa – #9
kansas – #9
kentucky – #4
louisiana – #3
maine – #2
maryland – #3
massachusetts – #2
michigan – #5
minnesota – #4
mississippi – #4
missouri – #7
montana – #9
nebraska – #13
nevada – #15
new-hampshire – #2
new-jersey – #2
new-mexico – #4
new-york – #2
north-america – #3
north-carolina – #2
north-dakota – #12
ohio – #5
oklahoma – #6
oregon – #12
pennsylvania – #4
puerto-rico – #2
rhode-island – #1
south-carolina – #2
south-dakota – #16
tennessee – #4
texas – #2
utah – #15
vermont – #2
virginia – #3
washington – #15
west-virginia – #5
wisconsin – #5
wyoming – #12

BEST – USA 5 years averages fall off a cliff continued.

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Continuing from last post. Looking at BESTs TMAX data state by state I noticed that the last 5 years temperatures had fallen off a cliff. Cold!

South Dakota – The current 5 year period is 16th warmest! Wow.

1 1986 – 1991 1.32
2 2001 – 2006 1.23
3 1931 – 1936 0.81
4 1996 – 2001 0.69
5 1936 – 1941 0.52
6 1951 – 1956 0.38
7 1971 – 1976 0.29
8 1976 – 1981 0.25
9 1956 – 1961 0.15
10 1926 – 1931 0.15
11 1941 – 1946 0.1
12 1961 – 1966 0.05
13 1876 – 1881 0.01
14 1896 – 1901 0
15 1906 – 1911 -0.06
16 2006 – 2011 -0.16

Nebraska – 13th

1 2001 – 2006 1.14
2 1986 – 1991 0.89
3 1931 – 1936 0.84
4 1951 – 1956 0.77
5 1996 – 2001 0.66
6 1936 – 1941 0.6
7 1961 – 1966 0.16
8 1941 – 1946 0.14
9 1906 – 1911 0.14
10 1976 – 1981 0.13
11 1971 – 1976 0.04
12 1926 – 1931 -0.02
13 2006 – 2011 -0.04

Kansas – 9th

1 1951 – 1956 1.26
2 2001 – 2006 0.93
3 1931 – 1936 0.9
4 1996 – 2001 0.54
5 1986 – 1991 0.51
6 1936 – 1941 0.37
7 1961 – 1966 0.35
8 1906 – 1911 0.27

Oklahoma – 6th

1 1951 – 1956 1.28
2 1931 – 1936 0.57
3 2001 – 2006 0.54
4 1906 – 1911 0.43
5 1996 – 2001 0.42
6 2006 – 2011 0.39

Texas – 2nd (But look at the #1)

1 1951 – 1956 1.04
2 2006 – 2011 0.69
9 2006 – 2011 0.21

Minnesota – 4th

1 1986 – 1991 1.28
2 2001 – 2006 1.07
3 1996 – 2001 1.04
4 2006 – 2011 0.44

BEST – USA Tmax fell off a cliff on west coast.

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Update: Maybe not just the west coast. I added Montana etc at bottom

Using TMAX data from the new BEST release (here is Oregon)  I calculated 5 year averages for every country/state. TMAX fell off a cliff …

Top 10 TMAX 5 year averages

The current 5 year period is ranked No. 6 for contiguous-united-states

1 2001 – 2006 0.64
2 1996 – 2001 0.61
3 1951 – 1956 0.56
4 1986 – 1991 0.5
5 1931 – 1936 0.46
6 2006 – 2011 0.33
7 1936 – 1941 0.24
8 1941 – 1946 0.12
9 1906 – 1911 0.04
10 1926 – 1931 0.02

No. 15 for washington

1 2001 – 2006 0.9
2 1936 – 1941 0.83
3 1986 – 1991 0.56
4 1921 – 1926 0.51
5 1991 – 1996 0.44
6 1996 – 2001 0.42
7 1931 – 1936 0.32
8 1956 – 1961 0.31
9 1966 – 1971 0.2
10 1941 – 1946 0.2
11 1976 – 1981 0.05
12 1901 – 1906 0.04
13 1961 – 1966 0.03
14 1926 – 1931 -0.02
 15 2006 – 2011 -0.04

No. 12 for oregon

1 2001 – 2006 0.68
2 1986 – 1991 0.56
3 1936 – 1941 0.51
4 1991 – 1996 0.45
5 1931 – 1936 0.4
6 1996 – 2001 0.39
7 1956 – 1961 0.33
8 1921 – 1926 0.23
9 1976 – 1981 0.09
10 1966 – 1971 0.09
11 1961 – 1966 -0.04
12 2006 – 2011 -0.05

Alaska – tied for 3rd. .83C colder than previous 5 year period.

1 2001 – 2006 1.79
2 1976 – 1981 1.25
3 2006 – 2011 0.96
4 1936 – 1941 0.96

California – tied for 8th

1 1956 – 1961 0.54
2 1991 – 1996 0.48
3 1986 – 1991 0.48
4 1931 – 1936 0.47
5 2001 – 2006 0.45
6 1976 – 1981 0.35
7 1926 – 1931 0.28
8 2006 – 2011 0.21
9 1996 – 2001 0.21

Idaho – tied for 11th

1 1986 – 1991 0.72
2 1936 – 1941 0.61
3 1996 – 2001 0.6
4 2001 – 2006 0.57
5 1931 – 1936 0.57
6 1956 – 1961 0.33
7 1991 – 1996 0.31
8 1976 – 1981 0.26
9 1921 – 1926 0.1
10 1951 – 1956 0.03
11 2006 – 2011 0.01
12 1961 – 1966 0.01

Nevada – 15th
1 1956 – 1961 0.52
2 1931 – 1936 0.45
3 1976 – 1981 0.34
4 1991 – 1996 0.3
5 1986 – 1991 0.29
6 2001 – 2006 0.27
7 1996 – 2001 0.25
8 1926 – 1931 0.15
9 1936 – 1941 0.05
10 1946 – 1951 0.02
11 1886 – 1891 0
12 1951 – 1956 -0.01
13 1921 – 1926 -0.04
14 1901 – 1906 -0.04
15 2006 – 2011 -0.06

No. 15 for utah

1 1931 – 1936 0.5
2 1996 – 2001 0.45
3 2001 – 2006 0.37
4 1956 – 1961 0.37
5 1976 – 1981 0.35
6 1951 – 1956 0.28
7 1991 – 1996 0.26
8 1986 – 1991 0.17
9 1936 – 1941 0.1
10 1896 – 1901 0.02
11 1961 – 1966 -0.04
12 1946 – 1951 -0.04
13 1941 – 1946 -0.05
14 1906 – 1911 -0.09
15 2006 – 2011 -0.1

Montana – #9

1 1986 – 1991 1.25
2 1996 – 2001 1.03
3 2001 – 2006 0.92
4 1931 – 1936 0.72
5 1936 – 1941 0.65
6 1956 – 1961 0.38
7 1976 – 1981 0.29
8 1941 – 1946 0.25
9 2006 – 2011 0.2

Wyoming – #12

1 1931 – 1936 0.7
2 2001 – 2006 0.69
3 1996 – 2001 0.67
4 1986 – 1991 0.59
5 1951 – 1956 0.55
6 1936 – 1941 0.4
7 1976 – 1981 0.35
8 1956 – 1961 0.14
9 1961 – 1966 0.11
10 1906 – 1911 0.07
11 1991 – 1996 0.02
12 2006 – 2011 0.01

Arizona – #3 (ok … not a cliff)

1 2001 – 2006 0.61
2 1996 – 2001 0.52
3 2006 – 2011 0.41

Colorado – #7

1 2001 – 2006 0.8
2 1931 – 1936 0.66
3 1951 – 1956 0.62
4 1996 – 2001 0.57
5 1976 – 1981 0.34
6 1961 – 1966 0.16
7 2006 – 2011 0.15

New Mexico tied for #3 (not a cliff)
1 2001 – 2006 0.67
2 1951 – 1956 0.63
3 2006 – 2011 0.57
4 1996 – 2001 0.57

North Dakota – #12 1.61C colder than the warmest period!

1 1986 – 1991 1.73
2 2001 – 2006 1.13
3 1996 – 2001 0.98
4 1931 – 1936 0.53
5 1936 – 1941 0.52
6 1956 – 1961 0.5
7 1976 – 1981 0.35
8 1951 – 1956 0.3
9 1926 – 1931 0.21
10 1941 – 1946 0.19
11 1971 – 1976 0.17
12 2006 – 2011 0.15

BEST – July 29, 2012 release = TMAX 5 year mean colder than late 20s / early 40s

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BEST did a new release today (July 29, 2012).  As I’ve been doing with other data sets, I am graphing all the monthly anomalies and calculating the 5 year mean backwards from the most recent month (November 2011 for BEST).

BEST says the most recent 5 year period TMAX in the USA is .5C colder than the previous 5 year period and colder than the 10 period starting around 1933 and extending into the early 1940s. And also colder than the mid 1950s and around 1990. 

Even more interesting, the most current 5 year period is only .57C warmer than the earliest 5 year period in the 1840s.

5 year means in blue boxes on the graph. The value is the departure from the Jan 1951-Dec 1980 average. Data here.

(And thanks to Anthony , this BEST data may be exaggerating the small amount of warming they found).

 

How cold is the 48 States for each month compared to the record temperature – NOAA data #2

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This post is identical to the previous post, but it has the age of the record. 0/0 means current record.

92/-13.6 means the record was 92 years old and October 2011 in Alabama was -13.6F colder than the 1919 record.

Using NOAA data (mean temperature), how cold are the last 12 months (Jul 2011 to Jun 2012) compared to the warmest month.

For example, October 2011 in Alabama was -13.6F colder than the warmest October in Alabama– 1919

October 1919 was 74.0F

October 2011 was 60.4F

Current Temperature minus Record Temperature

If the value is 0 / 0  the record for the mean temperature was set in the current month.

State Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alabama 62 / -10.4 85 / -6.9 105 / -0.2 45 / -3.4 79 / -2.7 98 / -5.9 81 / -1.8 4 / -2.8 86 / -10.8 92 / -13.6 26 / -6 78 / -7.2
Arizona 9 / -4.4 17 / -5.4 8 / -6.7 23 / -3.9 12 / -2.8 116 / -4.2 8 / -3.3 0 / 0 112 / -2.8 8 / -5 16 / -5.9 115 / -9.4
Arkansas 105 / -4.3 36 / -5.5 0 / 0 116 / -2.9 50 / -1 59 / -5.3 57 / -0.6 57 / -1.8 86 / -9.6 48 / -8.2 102 / -5.3 27 / -7.3
California 26 / -3.1 49 / -5 78 / -7.6 86 / -4.8 11 / -4.7 116 / -6.4 112 / -4.8 44 / -1.8 2 / -0.1 8 / -3.3 16 / -7.2 61 / -5.8
Colorado 9 / -2.8 58 / -9.6 8 / -0.2 66 / -0.8 78 / -3.7 0 / 0 8 / -2.3 0 / 0 13 / -3.3 48 / -6.2 62 / -6.1 31 / -11
Connecticut 80 / -4.9 14 / -0.6 0 / 0 91 / -2.2 21 / -1.8 87 / -3.8 98 / -2.8 98 / -3.4 50 / -1 98 / -6.2 5 / -0.5 10 / -0.6
Delaware 62 / -6 36 / -1.2 91 / -1.6 1 / -3.5 8 / -1.3 2 / -4.4 0 / 0 111 / -2.6 81 / -1.9 4 / -6.6 26 / -2.1 27 / -0.6
Florida 75 / -9.6 80 / -4 105 / -0.5 104 / -4.3 107 / -1.2 14 / -4.6 13 / -1.1 1 / 0 86 / -2.6 92 / -7.9 25 / -6 80 / -6.2
Georgia 62 / -9.3 85 / -6.5 0 / 0 10 / -2.4 116 / -2.7 60 / -7 25 / -1.8 4 / -1 86 / -9.7 92 / -13 26 / -7.2 80 / -5.8
Idaho 59 / -6.4 78 / -7.5 78 / -5.2 78 / -4.4 115 / -7.3 94 / -6.1 4 / -7.3 8 / -2.2 21 / -1.7 23 / -5.7 12 / -8.1 94 / -10.1
Illinois 6 / -6.3 14 / -5 0 / 0 2 / -4.4 50 / -1.5 78 / -6 75 / -3.2 64 / -6.5 86 / -9.1 48 / -9.2 80 / -4.1 88 / -4
Indiana 6 / -7.1 58 / -4.9 0 / 0 116 / -4.7 116 / -0.9 78 / -5.4 75 / -2.1 64 / -6.3 86 / -8.3 64 / -7.9 80 / -3 88 / -4.1
Iowa 6 / -6.4 58 / -7.3 0 / 0 97 / -3.5 78 / -3.8 79 / -5.6 75 / -4.6 64 / -7.8 80 / -9.6 48 / -8.8 10 / -8.7 80 / -3.7
Kansas 6 / -5.7 82 / -9.2 0 / 0 31 / -2.5 50 / -2.4 60 / -3.8 77 / -2 75 / -4.1 80 / -10.5 48 / -8.7 12 / -6.9 54 / -6.2
Kentucky 62 / -6.7 80 / -5.8 0 / 0 116 / -5.6 116 / -2.3 60 / -6 110 / -1.8 4 / -5.2 86 / -9.7 92 / -9.3 80 / -3.9 88 / -4.9
Louisiana 62 / -7 80 / -6.2 105 / -1.1 45 / -2.4 79 / -1.3 1 / -3.5 13 / -1.2 0 / 0 100 / -5.3 92 / -9.3 84 / -4.4 78 / -9
Maine 99 / -6.5 31 / -5.9 66 / -1.3 2 / -2.5 101 / -3.9 82 / -5.6 59 / -3.5 74 / -4.8 50 / -3 98 / -9.9 80 / -0.4 111 / -2.9
Maryland 62 / -7.5 36 / -1.8 91 / -0.5 18 / -4.4 8 / -1.5 69 / -4.5 56 / -0.1 111 / -3.9 81 / -3.3 4 / -6.9 26 / -1.9 27 / -2
Massachusetts 99 / -5.6 14 / -0.8 66 / -0.3 67 / -2 68 / -1.7 82 / -4.4 56 / -1.9 74 / -3.6 50 / -2.1 64 / -5.1 85 / -0.8 5 / -1.7
Michigan 6 / -5 14 / -4.2 0 / 0 97 / -5.9 116 / -3.7 93 / -4.5 90 / -3.8 64 / -5.2 103 / -6.4 111 / -7.2 10 / -3.8 88 / -3.5
Minnesota 6 / -5.9 14 / -7 0 / 0 97 / -6 35 / -5.7 79 / -5.3 75 / -3.3 111 / -5.1 114 / -6.2 48 / -6.2 10 / -7.7 72 / -2.1
Mississippi 62 / -8.2 80 / -7.3 0 / 0 116 / -3.6 116 / -3 98 / -5 81 / -1.3 87 / -1.5 86 / -10.3 92 / -11.6 84 / -4.7 78 / -8.4
Missouri 6 / -5.4 82 / -5.3 0 / 0 31 / -3.2 50 / -2.7 60 / -5.7 77 / -3.1 75 / -6 80 / -9.7 48 / -9.6 102 / -5.3 80 / -4.9
Montana 6 / -5.6 21 / -8.8 26 / -1.8 25 / -3.6 78 / -9.1 24 / -8.4 75 / -7.1 40 / -3.4 13 / -2.8 48 / -3.9 62 / -9.1 115 / -3.8
Nebraska 6 / -7 58 / -12 0 / 0 31 / -2.6 78 / -6.3 79 / -3.8 75 / -5.3 74 / -5.6 114 / -9.1 48 / -7.4 12 / -6.9 103 / -9.3
Nevada 9 / -6 17 / -8.4 78 / -7 78 / -3.9 11 / -3.8 94 / -4 80 / -5.4 77 / -1.6 2 / -0.6 23 / -4.7 62 / -8.1 94 / -8.4
New Hampshire 80 / -4.9 31 / -2.5 0 / 0 71 / -2.2 101 / -1.9 36 / -4.5 56 / -1.9 74 / -3.4 50 / -2.7 64 / -5.1 5 / -0.3 5 / -1.9
New Jersey 80 / -6.9 14 / -1.1 0 / 0 2 / -3.3 21 / -1.5 2 / -4.5 56 / -0.3 6 / -3.1 50 / -2.3 4 / -6.1 5 / -0.6 5 / -1.5
New Mexico 103 / -3.3 55 / -7.5 102 / -2.7 10 / -1.1 16 / -3.9 22 / -0.8 8 / -0.3 0 / 0 1 / -2.1 61 / -5.5 84 / -4.2 31 / -9.4
New York 80 / -6.8 28 / -0.8 0 / 0 91 / -6.2 101 / -1.1 63 / -4.7 90 / -2.2 56 / -3.9 50 / -3.4 64 / -6.1 80 / -0.9 5 / -2.8
North Carolina 62 / -8.7 85 / -5.9 67 / -0.7 10 / -3.8 116 / -2.5 60 / -6.5 18 / -1.2 111 / -2.8 90 / -5.2 92 / -10.5 26 / -6.8 55 / -4.1
North Dakota 6 / -6.3 58 / -9.1 102 / -0.5 25 / -5 35 / -8.4 24 / -9 75 / -8.6 28 / -5.2 114 / -4.8 48 / -6.6 10 / -6.8 72 / -2.7
Ohio 80 / -7 14 / -4.2 0 / 0 116 / -5.7 21 / -0.8 78 / -5.3 77 / -0.7 64 / -4.6 80 / -5 64 / -7.6 80 / -2.3 88 / -3
Oklahoma 6 / -3.8 58 / -7.6 0 / 0 6 / -1.8 116 / -2.8 59 / -6 0 / 0 0 / 0 80 / -8.6 48 / -8.1 12 / -6.3 46 / -5.4
Oregon 59 / -5 49 / -6.5 78 / -8 78 / -5.4 20 / -6.8 94 / -7.8 105 / -6.9 44 / -2.3 0 / 0 23 / -5.8 12 / -6 78 / -7.3
Pennsylvania 80 / -9.3 14 / -2.5 0 / 0 91 / -6.1 68 / -0.9 69 / -5.3 56 / -1.2 111 / -4.5 80 / -3.3 64 / -7.3 80 / -3.2 88 / -3.2
Rhode Island 80 / -5.8 28 / -2.1 0 / 0 2 / -2.6 2 / -2.8 2 / -5.4 1 / -0.9 6 / -2.3 50 / -0.6 64 / -4 36 / -1.3 83 / -4.1
South Carolina 38 / -8.8 85 / -6.6 67 / 0 10 / -3.3 116 / -4 60 / -7.2 18 / -1.5 4 / -2.4 86 / -7.5 92 / -12.7 26 / -7.6 55 / -4.7
South Dakota 6 / -7 58 / -11 0 / 0 117 / -2.2 78 / -9.9 79 / -5.2 75 / -8 74 / -6.1 114 / -7.7 48 / -6.3 12 / -7.9 72 / -3.5
Tennessee 62 / -7.4 85 / -5.9 0 / 0 116 / -3.4 50 / -2.3 60 / -6.8 81 / -1.4 4 / -5 86 / -11.1 92 / -10.9 26 / -4.8 80 / -6.2
Texas 89 / -5.3 12 / -6.2 105 / -3.2 45 / -0.5 16 / -3 1 / -2.6 0 / 0 0 / 0 100 / -3.2 64 / -4.9 84 / -6.3 78 / -8.5
Utah 9 / -3.8 105 / -7.1 8 / -2.6 20 / -3.3 78 / -3.3 5 / -0.9 8 / -4.6 4 / -0.5 21 / -1 23 / -4.7 62 / -5.5 94 / -9.6
Vermont 80 / -7 31 / -4 66 / 0 67 / -3.7 37 / -1.6 63 / -4.7 90 / -3.3 74 / -4.1 50 / -3.6 64 / -5.3 102 / -3.9 5 / -3.2
Virginia 62 / -8.6 36 / -3.5 67 / -0.4 58 / -3.4 59 / -1.6 2 / -5.9 77 / -0.8 111 / -3.7 81 / -5 92 / -9.3 26 / -4.4 55 / -4.3
Washington 59 / -6.9 21 / -5.6 20 / -7.4 78 / -6.4 54 / -7.3 20 / -8.7 105 / -9 44 / -3.6 44 / -1.3 110 / -5.2 112 / -9.6 111 / -7.4
West Virginia 62 / -10.1 80 / -4.3 0 / 0 58 / -5.2 116 / -1.5 69 / -6.7 110 / -1.7 111 / -3.7 111 / -4.7 92 / -9.4 26 / -4.4 55 / -4.4
Wisconsin 6 / -7.2 14 / -5.7 0 / 0 97 / -6.4 35 / -3.5 79 / -4.9 90 / -2.4 64 / -5.9 80 / -7.2 48 / -7.5 10 / -6.6 88 / -3.2
Wyoming 59 / -4.2 58 / -9.5 0 / 0 69 / -1.1 78 / -6.6 24 / -3.7 4 / -3 8 / -1.2 13 / -2.8 48 / -4.9 62 / -9.9 115 / -10.6
Northeast Region 80 / -7.1 14 / -1.4 0 / 0 91 / -4.2 101 / -1.1 69 / -3.5 56 / -1.4 74 / -3.4 50 / -2.9 64 / -5.7 80 / -1.2 5 / -2.2
East North CentralRegion 6 / -6.1 14 / -5.8 0 / 0 97 / -5.5 35 / -3.6 79 / -4.7 75 / -2.3 64 / -5.6 80 / -7 48 / -7.2 10 / -6.8 88 / -2.4
Central Region 6 / -5.6 82 / -4.2 0 / 0 116 / -4.1 50 / -1.4 60 / -5.2 77 / -1.6 75 / -4.6 86 / -8.4 64 / -7.9 80 / -3.8 88 / -3.9
Southeast Region 62 / -8.8 85 / -5.1 67 / -0.1 58 / -2.7 116 / -1.8 60 / -5.6 18 / -0.9 4 / -1.8 86 / -6.7 92 / -11.1 26 / -6 80 / -4.8
West North Central Region 6 / -5.5 58 / -9.6 102 / -0.2 25 / -2 78 / -8.2 24 / -5.8 75 / -6 28 / -3.6 13 / -4.4 48 / -5.5 12 / -8 72 / -4.9
South Region 89 / -3.8 82 / -5.9 105 / -0.6 6 / -1.1 116 / -1.5 59 / -3.6 0 / 0 0 / 0 100 / -5.4 64 / -6.2 102 / -4.9 78 / -7.4
Southwest Region 9 / -3.1 17 / -6.2 8 / -3 23 / -1 78 / -2.3 116 / -0.4 8 / -2.5 0 / 0 1 / -1.3 61 / -5 62 / -5.2 31 / -9.3
Northwest Region 59 / -5.9 49 / -5.8 78 / -6.8 78 / -5.4 54 / -6.7 94 / -6.9 4 / -7 44 / -2.3 21 / -0.7 23 / -5.4 112 / -7.3 94 / -7.8
West Region 9 / -4.2 49 / -5.9 78 / -7.3 78 / -3.9 11 / -4.3 116 / -4.2 80 / -4.3 53 / -1.4 2 / -0.3 8 / -3.6 16 / -7.4 61 / -6.7
USA Contiguous 48 States 6 / -3.22 58 / -3.92 0 / 0 6 / -0.67 78 / -1.03 79 / -1.08 75 / -0.42 28 / -0.06 13 / -3.04 48 / -4.32 12 / -4.21 72 / -2.81

How cold is the 48 States for each month compared to the record temperature – NOAA data

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Using NOAA data (mean temperature), how cold are the last 12 months (Jul 2011 to Jun 2012) compared to the warmest month.

For example, October 2011 in Alabama was -13.6F colder than the warmest October in Alabama – 1919

October 1919 was 74.0F

October 2011 was 60.4F

Current Temperature minus Record Temperature

If the value is 0, the record for the mean temperature was set in the current month.

State Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alabama -10.4 -6.9 -0.2 -3.4 -2.7 -5.9 -1.8 -2.8 -10.8 -13.6 -6 -7.2
Arizona -4.4 -5.4 -6.7 -3.9 -2.8 -4.2 -3.3 0 -2.8 -5 -5.9 -9.4
Arkansas -4.3 -5.5 0 -2.9 -1 -5.3 -0.6 -1.8 -9.6 -8.2 -5.3 -7.3
California -3.1 -5 -7.6 -4.8 -4.7 -6.4 -4.8 -1.8 -0.1 -3.3 -7.2 -5.8
Colorado -2.8 -9.6 -0.2 -0.8 -3.7 0 -2.3 0 -3.3 -6.2 -6.1 -11
Connecticut -4.9 -0.6 0 -2.2 -1.8 -3.8 -2.8 -3.4 -1 -6.2 -0.5 -0.6
Delaware -6 -1.2 -1.6 -3.5 -1.3 -4.4 0 -2.6 -1.9 -6.6 -2.1 -0.6
Florida -9.6 -4 -0.5 -4.3 -1.2 -4.6 -1.1 0 -2.6 -7.9 -6 -6.2
Georgia -9.3 -6.5 0 -2.4 -2.7 -7 -1.8 -1 -9.7 -13 -7.2 -5.8
Idaho -6.4 -7.5 -5.2 -4.4 -7.3 -6.1 -7.3 -2.2 -1.7 -5.7 -8.1 -10.1
Illinois -6.3 -5 0 -4.4 -1.5 -6 -3.2 -6.5 -9.1 -9.2 -4.1 -4
Indiana -7.1 -4.9 0 -4.7 -0.9 -5.4 -2.1 -6.3 -8.3 -7.9 -3 -4.1
Iowa -6.4 -7.3 0 -3.5 -3.8 -5.6 -4.6 -7.8 -9.6 -8.8 -8.7 -3.7
Kansas -5.7 -9.2 0 -2.5 -2.4 -3.8 -2 -4.1 -10.5 -8.7 -6.9 -6.2
Kentucky -6.7 -5.8 0 -5.6 -2.3 -6 -1.8 -5.2 -9.7 -9.3 -3.9 -4.9
Louisiana -7 -6.2 -1.1 -2.4 -1.3 -3.5 -1.2 0 -5.3 -9.3 -4.4 -9
Maine -6.5 -5.9 -1.3 -2.5 -3.9 -5.6 -3.5 -4.8 -3 -9.9 -0.4 -2.9
Maryland -7.5 -1.8 -0.5 -4.4 -1.5 -4.5 -0.1 -3.9 -3.3 -6.9 -1.9 -2
Massachusetts -5.6 -0.8 -0.3 -2 -1.7 -4.4 -1.9 -3.6 -2.1 -5.1 -0.8 -1.7
Michigan -5 -4.2 0 -5.9 -3.7 -4.5 -3.8 -5.2 -6.4 -7.2 -3.8 -3.5
Minnesota -5.9 -7 0 -6 -5.7 -5.3 -3.3 -5.1 -6.2 -6.2 -7.7 -2.1
Mississippi -8.2 -7.3 0 -3.6 -3 -5 -1.3 -1.5 -10.3 -11.6 -4.7 -8.4
Missouri -5.4 -5.3 0 -3.2 -2.7 -5.7 -3.1 -6 -9.7 -9.6 -5.3 -4.9
Montana -5.6 -8.8 -1.8 -3.6 -9.1 -8.4 -7.1 -3.4 -2.8 -3.9 -9.1 -3.8
Nebraska -7 -12 0 -2.6 -6.3 -3.8 -5.3 -5.6 -9.1 -7.4 -6.9 -9.3
Nevada -6 -8.4 -7 -3.9 -3.8 -4 -5.4 -1.6 -0.6 -4.7 -8.1 -8.4
New Hampshire -4.9 -2.5 0 -2.2 -1.9 -4.5 -1.9 -3.4 -2.7 -5.1 -0.3 -1.9
New Jersey -6.9 -1.1 0 -3.3 -1.5 -4.5 -0.3 -3.1 -2.3 -6.1 -0.6 -1.5
New Mexico -3.3 -7.5 -2.7 -1.1 -3.9 -0.8 -0.3 0 -2.1 -5.5 -4.2 -9.4
New York -6.8 -0.8 0 -6.2 -1.1 -4.7 -2.2 -3.9 -3.4 -6.1 -0.9 -2.8
North Carolina -8.7 -5.9 -0.7 -3.8 -2.5 -6.5 -1.2 -2.8 -5.2 -10.5 -6.8 -4.1
North Dakota -6.3 -9.1 -0.5 -5 -8.4 -9 -8.6 -5.2 -4.8 -6.6 -6.8 -2.7
Ohio -7 -4.2 0 -5.7 -0.8 -5.3 -0.7 -4.6 -5 -7.6 -2.3 -3
Oklahoma -3.8 -7.6 0 -1.8 -2.8 -6 0 0 -8.6 -8.1 -6.3 -5.4
Oregon -5 -6.5 -8 -5.4 -6.8 -7.8 -6.9 -2.3 0 -5.8 -6 -7.3
Pennsylvania -9.3 -2.5 0 -6.1 -0.9 -5.3 -1.2 -4.5 -3.3 -7.3 -3.2 -3.2
Rhode Island -5.8 -2.1 0 -2.6 -2.8 -5.4 -0.9 -2.3 -0.6 -4 -1.3 -4.1
South Carolina -8.8 -6.6 0 -3.3 -4 -7.2 -1.5 -2.4 -7.5 -12.7 -7.6 -4.7
South Dakota -7 -11 0 -2.2 -9.9 -5.2 -8 -6.1 -7.7 -6.3 -7.9 -3.5
Tennessee -7.4 -5.9 0 -3.4 -2.3 -6.8 -1.4 -5 -11.1 -10.9 -4.8 -6.2
Texas -5.3 -6.2 -3.2 -0.5 -3 -2.6 0 0 -3.2 -4.9 -6.3 -8.5
Utah -3.8 -7.1 -2.6 -3.3 -3.3 -0.9 -4.6 -0.5 -1 -4.7 -5.5 -9.6
Vermont -7 -4 0 -3.7 -1.6 -4.7 -3.3 -4.1 -3.6 -5.3 -3.9 -3.2
Virginia -8.6 -3.5 -0.4 -3.4 -1.6 -5.9 -0.8 -3.7 -5 -9.3 -4.4 -4.3
Washington -6.9 -5.6 -7.4 -6.4 -7.3 -8.7 -9 -3.6 -1.3 -5.2 -9.6 -7.4
West Virginia -10.1 -4.3 0 -5.2 -1.5 -6.7 -1.7 -3.7 -4.7 -9.4 -4.4 -4.4
Wisconsin -7.2 -5.7 0 -6.4 -3.5 -4.9 -2.4 -5.9 -7.2 -7.5 -6.6 -3.2
Wyoming -4.2 -9.5 0 -1.1 -6.6 -3.7 -3 -1.2 -2.8 -4.9 -9.9 -10.6
Northeast Region -7.1 -1.4 0 -4.2 -1.1 -3.5 -1.4 -3.4 -2.9 -5.7 -1.2 -2.2
East North CentralRegion -6.1 -5.8 0 -5.5 -3.6 -4.7 -2.3 -5.6 -7 -7.2 -6.8 -2.4
Central Region -5.6 -4.2 0 -4.1 -1.4 -5.2 -1.6 -4.6 -8.4 -7.9 -3.8 -3.9
Southeast Region -8.8 -5.1 -0.1 -2.7 -1.8 -5.6 -0.9 -1.8 -6.7 -11.1 -6 -4.8
West North Central Region -5.5 -9.6 -0.2 -2 -8.2 -5.8 -6 -3.6 -4.4 -5.5 -8 -4.9
South Region -3.8 -5.9 -0.6 -1.1 -1.5 -3.6 0 0 -5.4 -6.2 -4.9 -7.4
Southwest Region -3.1 -6.2 -3 -1 -2.3 -0.4 -2.5 0 -1.3 -5 -5.2 -9.3
Northwest Region -5.9 -5.8 -6.8 -5.4 -6.7 -6.9 -7 -2.3 -0.7 -5.4 -7.3 -7.8
West Region -4.2 -5.9 -7.3 -3.9 -4.3 -4.2 -4.3 -1.4 -0.3 -3.6 -7.4 -6.7
USA Contiguous 48 States -3.22 -3.92 0 -0.67 -1.03 -1.08 -0.42 -0.06 -3.04 -4.32 -4.21 -2.81

UK Met Bright Sunshine 5 year averages plotted using all monthly anomalies

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An addition to this post on 5 year averages using NOAA data. This time I am using UK Met Bright Sunshine data.

1) The current 5 year period has less bright sunshine than the previous 5 year period.

2) The previous 5 year period had no large negative anomalies, and no unusual positive anomalies, yet it was the most sunshine since 1929.

3) The period from 1988 to 2008 was the longest without a -50 hour anomaly.

4) The large negative anomalies are returning to normal.

Outgoing Longwave Radiation – 5 year averages

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An addition to this post on 5 year averages. But today I am using Outgoing Longwave Radiation from the NOAA. I had to first calculate the 1971-2000 anomalies. I started using that baseline because Canadian data that I downloaded already had the 1971-2000 normals calculated.

Why OLR? Read this post by the Inconvenient Skeptic. “The warmer the Earth is, the faster it loses energy to space.”

I am using Northern Hemisphere Data because so far, my “5 year averages” posts have been in the USA, Canada and the UK.

 

 

 

 

UK 5 year averages plotted using all monthly anomalies

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An addition to this post on 5 year averages/ But today I am using data from the UK. I had to first calculate the 1971-2000 anomalies. I started using that baseline because Canadian data that I downloaded already had the 1971-2000 normals calculated.

The last 5 years are on average .66C cooler than the previous 5 years, and .16C colder than the 5 year period before that, and also .1C colder than the period  starting in the late 1980s.

As I noted in the blog post on Washington, the thing that struck me about this graph is that previous 5 years were not hotter than many, many other periods. By not hotter I mean the positive anomalies were not larger. What made the previous 5 years “warmer” was the absence of really large negative anomalies. The recent 5 year period saw the first anomaly colder than -4C  since the 1980s and two colder than -2C  when there had not been any in the previous 10 year period. The occasional really cold anomaly is part of climate. I wonder why they went away? And why did they come back?