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July 2004 Climate Report |
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by John Paul
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06 Sep 2004
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The National Climate Data Center has released its monthly climate report for July 2004 (available here: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/monitoring.html). According to this report, 2004 is on track to be one of the warmest years since 1880, when modern temperature records were first taken. Despite the cool weather in Illinois, July 2004 was the 6th hottest July since 1880. Based on the January through July data, 2004 is currently the 4th warmest year since 1880.
The top ten hottest years for the entire globe (1880-2003) were:
Rank…Year…..°F above average…..°C above average
1……..1998…………1.13.…………………0.63
2……..2003…………1.01………………….0.56
tie……2002…………1.01………………….0.56
4……..2001…………0.92………………….0.51
5……..1997…………0.85………………….0.47
6……..1990…………0.72………………….0.40
tie……1995…………0.72………………….0.40
8……..1999…………0.68………………….0.38
9……..2000…………0.67………………….0.37
10……1991…………0.61………………….0.34
Degrees above average are calculated compared to the 1880-2003 average of 56.9°F / 13.9 °C.
Note that the hottest year, 1998, was the year of a strong El Niño event, and the next two hottest years 2002 and 2003 shared a weak El Niño event. |
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Re: July 2004 Climate Report |
by Jack Ryan
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06 Sep 2004
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Wow the Midwest just experienced it coolest Summer in recent memory. Do you think that we are undergoing Global Cooling now as a result of something the Americans are doing now???
Jack |
