Category Archives: Climate
July 2012 Fourth Warmest on Record
After the fourth warmest June on record, the combined global land and ocean temperature for July 2012 was 0.62°C (1.12°F) above the 20thcentury average of 15.8°C (60.4°F), making it the 4th warmest July on record (since 1880). Continue reading
2011’s “Double-dip” La Niña
NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center and the American Meteorological Society recently released the 2011 State of the Climate Report, showcasing some of the major weather and climate highlights of the year and discussing the “hows” and “whys” of 2011’s climate story.
One of the primary influences on the 2011 climate story was La Niña – the cool phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). In fact, the central and eastern tropical Pacific was cooler than normal both at the beginning of the year and the end of the year, hence why it’s being referred to as the “double-dip La Niña.” Continue reading
June 2012 Fourth Warmest on Record
After the second warmest May on record, the combined global land and ocean temperature for June 2012 was 0.63°C (1.13°F) above the 20thcentury average of 15.5°C (59.9°F), making it the 4th warmest June on record (since 1880). Continue reading
