First of all the federal RECORD only goes back to 1895. Some record. But there’s more doubt than that for this political ploy to raise taxes (and quash production of electricity by destroying coal) to “combat climate change.”
WeatherBell meteorologist Joe Bastardi:
“NOAA put out what many of us say is a false statement on July being the Hottest on record. The first thing to point out is we have many more thermometer sites than we did in the 1930s and if we just used the same sites, IT WAS BELOW THE RECORD!
“The second thing is that most of these sites are not regulated with the kind of vigilance they need, and many of them are in areas where they have a tendency to read higher ( site location.. for instance, near a parking lot or an air conditioning outlet).
“The third is the affect of a more built up nation, more concrete. A station in the middle of nowhere 75 years ago may be in the heart of a city now. Las Vegas, a classic example. In the 1940s the airport was in the middle of nowhere relative to now. Land in Vegas sometime, you will see what I mean.
“Finally one has to ask, well if it got that hot back then, why cant it get hot now? And in addition why has it been so long—actually it hasnt, the summers in the 50s were as warm…52,53,54 and 10,11,12 look very much alike…except [those] in the 50s were actually warmer altogether.”
Via WeatherBell where there’s charts and more on this subject.
UPDATE: July was not even the hottest on record by NOAA’s own—apparently unconsulted—data.
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