I just read that Oklahoma set an all time low temperature record.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Records amount of snow have fallen across the state, and now records for low temperatures are starting to fall too.
In fact, some temperatures across the state Thursday morning were lower than North Pole, Alaska, which was a balmy 16 degrees.
In Bartlesville, the National Weather Service recorded the temperature reaching 28 degrees below 0, setting an all-time city record.
The Oklahoma Mesonet released a statement saying Nowata reached -31 degrees.
Whichever temperature is recorded, it will be an all-time low for Oklahoma.
The previous state record was -27 in Watts in 1930 and -27 in Vinita in 1909....
I remember that last year Maine set an all time record low as well. In fact it was a record low for all of New England. It got me wondering how many States have set cold temperature records since the beginning of Man Made Global Warming.
I know many may find it difficult to determine when Man Made Global Warming officially began, not me.I know precisely when Man Made Global Warming officially began, June 23, 1988 with the testimony of James Hansen before The US Senate.
Record State High Temperatures Since June 23, 1988
| Nevada | 125°F / 52°C | June 29, 1994* |
| Texas | 120°F / 49°C | June 28, 1994* |
*Also on earlier date or dates in that state
Pretty impressive huh? Seven states have set new highs since Man Made Global Warming began. However since, as they say, we are talking about unprecedented warming, that little asterisk becomes very significant doesn't it? Arizona's record highs have all been within the advent of Man Made Global Warming. However Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas other record highs were all well before Man Made Global Warming purportedly started. So in reality three states have set unprecedented records since the beginning of Man Made Global Warming. Now let's look at record cold temperatures
Record State Low Temperatures Since June 23, 1988
| Indiana |
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| | -36°F / -38°C | January 19, 1994 |
| Iowa |
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| -47°F / -44°C | February 3, 1996* |
| Maine |
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| | -50°F / -46°C | January 16, 2009 |
Unlike record highs, nobody is claiming that cold weather is unprecedented (yet), so Iowa's tie means nothing. As you can see there have been more record cold temperatures set since the beginning of Man Made Global Warming than record highs. Also notice that the we have only had two record high temperatures set in states this century, both of which were tied with earlier dates. However we have had two unprecedented cold records set in this century. That doesn't bode well for that accelerating claim, now does it?
Think I'm being unfair in declaring that James Hansen is the founder of Man Made Global Warming? OK we'll go back further, how about 50 years.
Additional Record State High Temperatures Since January 1, 1961
| Utah | 117°F / 47°C | July 5, 1985 |
So we add another five states to the Hot category with four of them being unprecedented. Now let's go Cold.
Record State Low Temperatures Since January 1, 1961
| Alabama |
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| | -27°F / -33°C | January 30, 1966 |
| Alaska |
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| | -80°F / -62°C | January 23, 1971 |
| Arizona |
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| | -40°F / -40°C | January 7, 1971 |
| Hawaii |
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| | +12°F / -11°C | May 17, 1979 |
| Utah |
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| | -69°F / -56°C | February 1, 1985 |
So in the past 50 years thirteen additional states set cold temperature records.
Shall we summarize? By the way, none of the previous record highs listed in the first set of record highs (since 1988), were tied in the time frame between 1961 and 1988 they were all set earlier.
Total State record high temperatures set since June 23, 1988
7 Total
3 Unprecedented
Total State record low temperatures set since June 23, 1988
8 Total
Total State record high temperatures set since Jan 1, 1961
13 Total
7 Unprecedented
Total State record low temperatures set since Jan. 1, 1961
21 Total
So there have been three times as many state cold temperature records set as there have been unprecedented high temperature records set in the past half century.
So I officially declare the State Of The Union-
Cold
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