It is 63 degrees here in Central New York

[zalinda]

Some one please tell the climate crisis deniers that this isn't normal for January 7th.

zalinda

[Virginia Dare]

1. 75 degrees here in D.C.

and I got bit by a tick over the weekend..:wtf:

[CabalPowered]

22. Oooh I hate ticks

I got a couple on a week-long white water rafting trip last year. Taking a searing hot pocket knife blade to your own skin will test the nerves.

But in D.C.? :wtf:

[defendandprotect]

59. WOW . . . !!!

[Pachamama]

75. Whoa! 75 degrees in DC - That's scary!!! And interesting about the tick this time of the season..

One thing that I remember reading in the UN IPCC report on effects of Global Climate Change is going to be an increase in insects and also their range of destruction.... :eyes:

[mtnester]

2. 73 degrees here in Ohio

sun came out hours ago


Bees flying around, moths and millers and dandelions

January 7, 2008...just like last year

100 year old record broken

[RebelOne]

3. It's almost 70 degrees here in the Atlanta area.

And that's even too warm here this time of year.

[onehandle]

10. Yep. I drove to work with my top down today.

Walked to lunch jacketless in Midtown and worked up a sweat.

This ain't normal, y'all.

[DS1]

4. 49 in MA

and I wish I could get out of work in time for some daylight and go for a bike ride.

[0007]

20. I'm gonna ride my unicycle tonight naked when the temperature is about 70 degrees.

Good thing this dude has his biking helmet on!

[nyc83]

5. it does feel nice though, after 8 degrees in nyc last week

[rodeodance]

9. and a few -5 Below 0 days here in WI

[mac2]

12. Hot then cold...hot ...cold

etc. extremes as the weather moves from East to West...down from Canada...up from the South.

[Wednesdays]

37. Well, by golly, that PROVES there's no global warming

There's still snow at the North Pole, so what's all the fuss about? :shrug:

[KansDem]

6. 63 degrees here in KC, too!

Current Weather Conditions:
Kansas City, Kansas City International Airport, MO, United States

Conditions at Jan 07, 2008 - 01:53 PM ESTJan 07, 2008 - 12:53 PM CSTJan 07, 2008 - 11:53 AM MSTJan 07, 2008 - 10:53 AM PSTJan 07, 2008 - 09:53 AM ASTJan 07, 2008 - 08:53 AM HST
2008.01.07 1853 UTC
Wind from the SW (230 degrees) at 18 MPH (16 KT) gusting to 28 MPH (24 KT)
Visibility 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions overcast
Temperature 63.0 F (17.2 C)
Dew Point 50.0 F (10.0 C)
Relative Humidity 62%
Pressure (altimeter) 29.72 in. Hg (1006 hPa)
ob KMCI 071853Z 23016G24KT 10SM FEW035 OVC150 17/10 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 23027/1835 SLP061 T01720100

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maximum and Minimum Temperatures
Maximum
Temperature
F (C) Minimum
Temperature
F (C)
64.0 (17.8) 57.0 (13.9) In the 6 hours preceding Jan 07, 2008 - 12:53 PM EST / 2008.01.07 1753 UTC
57.0 (13.9) 42.1 (5.6) In the 24 hours preceding Jan 07, 2008 - 12:53 AM EST / 2008.01.07 0553 UTC

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Feels like spring!

[rodeodance]

7. lots of rain here today in WI--melting away our wonderful ski snow!! dang it.

[Warpy]

8. low 50s in central NM

which meant that the snow stayed where it was supposed to, up on the high peaks.

There's a big storm upstream, in other words, so hang onto your hats. This January thaw won't last long.

BTW, any of you old enough to remember Easter in 1976? It was 94 in Boston.

[mac2]

11. Same here in the MW

It's the usual Janurary thaw but on steriods.

[baldguy]

13. Liar

Global warming is a myth. :sarcasm:

[FREEWILL56]

14. So far in Pittsburgh it's a record setting 64 degrees

and tomorrow it's supposed to go even higher with another record likely to be broken.
edit to add:
It's still mostly cloudy here right now and while I was sitting I almost put my hand down on a bee that I didn't expect to see.
Also rec #1 to shove it in the faces of the deniers.

[FREEWILL56]

64. That high temperature for the day went to 66 degrees.

The low temperature for the day was also a record high 56 degrees. it is expected to reach 66 degrees again today Jan 8, 2008 also breaking a record before the rains are expected to come in with a cold front that will still yield at or above average temperatures for the rest of the week.

[meegbear]

15. I saw buds on the trees here in Mass. yesterday ...

that ain't normal.

[bdamomma]

23. not good at all these changes in temperature are screwing up

our trees, insects and all animal life. :-(

[baldguy]

43. It will be.

Your grandchildren won't know what snow looks like.

[MadHound]

16. Seventy one here in Mid Missouri

And while this may seem like a pleasant surprise to most, and believe me, I've take advantage of the past few days of warm weather working outside, people need to be aware that this warm weather can actually be harmful. Many fruit trees need X amount of hours of below freezing temperatures, otherwise they will not fruit anywhere close to normal, if at all. As an orchardist this past year has been hell, from the severe cold snap in April(that robbed me of my first pear crop), to the drought, to the ice storm a month ago that ravaged trees. I don't need anything else odd or out of the ordinary, just a nice, normal progression of the seasons with enough water this summer. I know, I know, I'm asking for a lot aren't I.

[Beelzebud]

17. 65 degrees in central IL.

We had some snow the week before christmas, and I heard a few anti-science idiots proclaiming it as proof that global warming was just a myth.

Funny how those same people didn't say a word when the snow melted in 2 days, and it was 50 degrees out.

[fedupinBushcountry]

18. 71 here

in Virginia Beach. By the way I was born and raised in Central N.Y. (Auburn) My brother is a news reporter on News 10 Now. :hi:

[zalinda]

29. I watch very little news on TV anymore

but do occasionally turn on News 10. I went out and raked leaves today. Our leaves fell so late here is Syracuse that we didn't get our leaves picked by the city hardly at all, the majority fell after the last pick up day in mid October.

For those that don't know, here in Syracuse, the city picks up leaves and other landscape stuff once a month. They chip it all and take it to a place in the city to compost it. You can go at any time and then pick up the compost for free for your garden, you just bring a container and shovel it in.

zalinda

[Yuugal]

63. News 10!

Here in Oneonta its on channel 100, go figure. Strange weather. Just normal sun cycles or something I'm sure. :eyes:

[FSogol]

19. Its 75 here in No. VA. Just put the top down on the Wrangler. n/t

[bullwinkle428]

21. 55 degrees here in Iowa! Any warmer and I'm breaking out the thong!

I KEED.

[Bill McBlueState]

24. last week it was really cold

There are many indicators that we're in a climate change crisis, but anecdotal reports of the daily temperature aren't among them. I'm sure that last week, Freepers were hooting and hollering about how cold weather makes Al Gore look dumb.

We need to get beyond finger-pointing whenever there happens to be a hot or a cold spell.

[FREEWILL56]

27. Hot or cold spell? Hell we're talking record temperatures.

[knowledgeispwr]

28. Good, sensible post

I completely agree. Warm spells and cold snaps in themselves are not evidence of climate change.

Last week, barely made it above freezing for several days near Winston-Salem, NC and today, it's 68 (average high is about 47). But wacky temperatures aren't so out of the ordinary here in winter.

[Johonny]

36. I took the original post

as poking a little fun at anecdotal reports that you hear this time of year to support the lack of global warming.

[H2O Man]

25. January thaw.

There were strawberries in central NYS in January once in the 1930s.

[lovuian]

26. Houston 75

very windy

you Northerners enjoy it
but it is global warming

[maddezmom]

34. 80 in The Woodlands

:hi:

[kineneb]

30. sunny (for today) NorCal- about 45 deg

in between rainstorms. Snow half-way down hill (elevation:4300').

More rain on the way.

[spanone]

31. 71 in Nashville...thank god there's no global warming going on...

:sarcasm:

[Alexander]

32. Holy hell. It's 56 degrees and RAINING in PHOENIX.

Yes, we are witnessing the beginnings of climate change.

[dtotire]

33. 64 degrees in Hartford n/t

[nonconformist]

35. It's 65 degrees in Kentucky... it was 13 degrees just a couple of days ago

Weirdness.

[Recursion]

38. Well, this actually isn't from global warming

Global warming is on the order of a degree or two per decade; it's not what makes us occasionally have warm days in the winter. What does that is the stochastic nature of weather.

[onenote]

42. thank you

[defendandprotect]

60. No -- we are at average 25 degrees over normal temperatures ---

and was quite shocked when the Weather Channel acknowledged that out about 2 years ago --- !!!

Also, the chaotic weather --- more severe hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones --- are all a result of
Global Warming. And they will increase ---

[FREEWILL56]

65. I saw a news brief that the midwest got some tornadoes

yesterday. I would think they would be more normal for the spring and fall periods when warm and cold air clashes are supposed to take place.

[defendandprotect]

71. In fact the Pentagon memo to Bush a few years back comments on this threat ---

of increased chaotic weather conditions as being more dangerous for our nation than
"terraism" --- !!

[riverdale]

69. Main Entry: sto·chas·tic

Pronunciation:
\stə-ˈkas-tik, stō-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Greek stochastikos skillful in aiming, from stochazesthai to aim at, guess at, from stochos target, aim, guess — more at sting
Date:
1934

1: random; specifically : involving a random variable <a stochastic process>2: involving chance or probability : probabilistic <a stochastic model of radiation-induced mutation>

[tanstaafl]

39. 70 degrees in Baltimore, MD

I miss snow!

[Stinky The Clown]

40. Low 70s in Maryland, but the record goes back to the 1920s

[onenote]

41. pointing to above or below average temps on a given day is a bad way to prove climate change

Yes, its unusually warm in many parts of the Northeast today. In Syracuse, its around 30 degrees above the normal high and probably a record for Jan 7. But the record high for the month of January in Syracuse is even warmer -- 70 degrees -- and that happened 58 years ago. (The record low for January was set over 40 years ago).

You can't prove anything by looking at short term temperature fluctuations and doing so only enboldens the climate crisis deniers. You have to look at long term trends -- for example, the fact in Syracuse, for the 31 days in January, the coldest date on record for each day has occurred 11 times within in the past 15 years.

[rainbow4321]

44. 40's last week in Dallas..70's this week

Of course, it is Texas, so next week may be back down to the 30's-40's!!

[globalvillage]

45. Same here in Pittsburgh

70 tomorrow. I saw a bee today.

[MorningGlow]

46. Freaky, isn't it?

I hear it's supposed to hit 70 tomorrow. In WNY? In January? That. Is. Just. Wrong.

You know, when it was frakkin' freezing a few days ago, Mr. MG, a Repub and therefore global warming denier, was making fun of the whole global warming thing. Funny, he's been pretty quiet the past few days...

[Canuckistanian]

47. 45 degrees and a THUNDERSTORM here in Canada

So much for the "frozen north" stereotype.

[defendandprotect]

61. Can you estimate how much lower your temps might be in more normal times?

[lanlady]

48. 76 degrees in McLean, VA

Wow. Just wow.

[Ilsa]

49. I'm sewing summer clothing for myself. Expect to be wearing it next week.

It was in the mid 70's here in TX, and we'll get another cold front this weekend, but the cold weather will only last a few days, then it is back to sleeveless shirts.

[B2G]

50. Two words

La Nina.

[HughMoran]

51. lol!!!

A January thaw is a normal yearly event around here (NH)!

It was 12 degrees here just a week ago today!

The weather on any particular day has almost no bearing on the average temperature change - which we all know is increasing! I remember a 75 degree day up here in January where I played golf long before global warming was an issue. Someone always screams "global warming" when we have a warm day in winter - I can't help but chuckle.

[Dorian Gray]

57. No kidding!

I was there a week ago, and it was FREAKING FREEZING!

But, it was glorious for New Years Eve Sledding at the stroke of Midnight!

:)

[Buzz Clik]

52. Goddammitt. I don't let the knuckledraggers slide for a comment like that ...

It's called an aberration. Temperature goes up. Temperature goes down. Hot today, cold tomorrow. It's been like that forever. Here in Indiana, the temp was in the single digits two weeks ago. Today it was mid 60s.

Global warming is not about how hot it is or isn't today, or what the trends have been in one place. It's the overall trends. Globally.

Please, please, please. Do us all a favor and stop making "global warming" comments every time it gets warm.

[CRF450]

53. Finally, someone who speaks a little bit of sense.

Here in NC, temperatures always range from 35 to almost 50 durring winter, with an occasional jump to well over 60 degrees like yesterday and today. Just like what you say, its always been like that.

[treestar]

54. So true. When it gets cold, the freepish idiots

Claim there is no global warming in snide terms. It is the overall average temperature, not the temperature on one single day.

[HughMoran]

58. Lol - yeah, I cut off the Freepers before they can comment

I say "This global colding is killing me!". Nips them in the bud every time :rofl:

[treestar]

68. That's a good one!

Freepers are always stymied by logic.

[FREEWILL56]

66. Going by that then can they could explain the ups and downs when

they happen to be records occuring over long time periods? This isn't a general warm then cold period, but figures into the trend because it is a record warmth. We have seen record warmths occuring in the summer too and the records keep getting broken meaning trends are going up. So by the definition of some here saying average trends define it then an upward surge over the course of a year would indicate global warming and not just cold front/warm front cycles. This is what we are seeing is record heat during all seasons on average over the course of years that, some had claimed here, la nina and el nino won't account for. You would be right in saying a record heat is not evidence in and of itself for a day or 2, but when these record breaking temps occur more frequently over time it does mean a global warming trend. It wasn't just California or even just the US experiencing these higher temps with records being broken so some can keep pooh poohing it.

[hedgehog]

55. Check this map and look at the tornadoes and tornado warnings:

http://www.weatherunderground.com/severe.asp

[Dorian Gray]

56. It happened in 1998.

I remember the date I was supposed to get married was in the 60s, sunny, and gorgeous.

[tinrobot]

62. It snowed in LA yesterday...

...in the foothills.

[Pachamama]

67. Oh stop whining and enjoy the benefits of CO2 and Global Climate Change!

:hi:

[Recursion]

70. "Some people call it pollution; we call it life"

:puke:

[laruemtt]

72. got up to 72 degrees here in wv -

we woke up to 6 degrees a couple of days ago!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

73. 70 here in Philly

Not helping this cold stabilize :grr:

[theboss]

74. I'm digging it

Is that wrong?

[lonestarnot]

76. Summer is here already! My joints are applauding

:applause: