Hottest May “Since 1772″
This May has seen the highest temperature that meterologists have ever measured, reaching a high of 27.5 C last weekend:
The average temperature from May 1 to 10 was the highest ever noted since meteorologists first started gathering precise daily data in 1772.
Evidence of Global Warming!!!
The bad news, however, is that the heat wave will not last with showers expected to arrive by Thursday when daytime temperatures drop to highs of between 59 F and 63 F (15-17 C).
Or, maybe not. Especilly when you also consider that:
According to Central England Temperature, which is the world’s longest available instrumental record of temperature, the average maximum and minimum temperature for the first ten days of the month was 58 F (14.7 C).
The temperature was appreciably above the long term average of 50.5 F (10.3 C). The previous highest average for the first few days of May was 57.7 F (14.3 C), which was experienced in 1804. (The Telegraph)
So, a rise of 0.3 C in204 years. We’re obviously all doomed.
I just fidn it amusing that people complain about the cold all winter… and then insist on turning the air-con up so it’s freezing in the office!
Please note: This is not a “climate change denier” post. It is poking fun at the idiots who jump on every little statistic as demonstrating that we’re all going to die from massive global warming and melting of the ice poles. If you want my views on climate change, then they can be summed up in three words [read the post it links to before commenting]: I don’t care.
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I do think there is some climate change going on though….
Do you reckon that there’s some people going round saying:
“This global warming has meant it’s so hot we’ve got the air conditioning unit non-stop”?
I wouldn’t be all that surprised, Asp.