It's Been Exactly 29 Years Since Earth Had a Colder-Than-Average Month

[peoli]

It's been exactly 29 years — or 348 consecutive months — since the last cooler-than-average month on this planet, according to new data released on Wednesday morning. The data, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reflects the warming trend seen around the world during the past century, which scientists blame largely on the increasing amounts of manmade greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The last cooler-than-average month (based on a 1961 to 1990 average) on a global level was February of 1985, the year the first version of Microsoft Windows was released and the first Back to the Future film hit theaters.

NOAA announced that February of 2014, however, was not as unusually mild, globally-speaking, as other recent months, coming in as the 21st-warmest February since records began in 1880. When looking only at land surface temperatures, it was the coolest February since 1994, NOAA said.

The majority of the world experienced warmer-than-average monthly temperatures, and parts of the Arctic Ocean, western North Atlantic, and northeastern Pacific Ocean, among other areas, were record warm. Two areas that are normally frigid in February, Far East Russia and northern Scandinavia, had average temperatures of greater than 9 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the month.

http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/29-years-cooler-than-average/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

[geckosfeet]

1. Cold as heck in the US this winter. Coldest Feb. I can remember.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

2. Late seventies were worse.

There was a two week stretch somewhere in there where it didn't get near freezing (32 degrees) even. When we got to a high in the twenties, finally, one day, the newscaster said it was a heat wave, sarcastically of course.
This was in NYC, where it doesn't do this normally. Haven't had a winter that bad since.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. It is for the whole planet, not just your corner of the world

and even with your corner of the world, and it was colder for your LOCAL area, it was not for the whole planet. In fact. mean global temps are higher than average. This should give all of us pause

Oh and your local weather being colder, is also predicted by climate science. Local events are going to get more extreme.

Here I type this, as the scanner is on, and our normal weather temps turned to be warmer and humid.

[geckosfeet]

5. I know. I can read. Just mentioning my experience this winter.

Two winters ago was one of the warmest i can recall in these parts.

I am firm believer in climate science. And all science is based on observation.

I just find the local variations, local for me, interesting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Yeah, just pointing out that they are going to get more extreme

that is all.

[LeftyMom]

4. Anything but in California.