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It's not just Global Warming. It's Global Extremes

These are all values from YESTERDAY (Jan 25, 2013)
Source: http://www.wunderground.com/climate/local_extremes.asp?query=03038

Yesterday high extremes:
International
Rabbit Flat, Australia: 114 °F
Viooldrif, South Africa: 110 °F
Kununurra, Australia: 109 °F
U.S.
Alice, TX: 87 °F
Beeville, TX: 84° F

At the same time, low extremes:
International
Toko, Russia: -58° F (that is frickin' cold)
Selagoncy, Russia: -56° F
Olenex, Russia: -48° F
U.S.
Saranac Lake, NY: -18° F
Mt Washington, NH: -16° F
Rugby, ND: -13° F

And if you count Wind Chill (U.S.):
Mt Washington, NH: -61° F
Barter Island, AK: -56° F

Wind Speeds:
Mt Washington, NH: 102 MpH
San Diego Brown, CA: 108 MpH

And that's just YESTERDAY. Summers are getting hotter, weather events (hurricanes, tornados) are getting more extreme, winters are chillier. It's not global warming, it's global extremes.