A very hot May indeed! Is there any bias in PRISM that would affect the comparison?
According to PRISM, the avg. monthly temp for the CONUS for May is 64.6F, thru 5/28. #NCEI shows the all-time CONUS record being 64.71F in May 1934. With blast furnace temps across much of CONUS next 2 days, the Dust Bowl era record should fall.pic.twitter.com/O1OmDd2VsZ
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PRISM is unhomogenized, so changes in instrument type (CRS to MMTS or ASOS) station moves, time of observation changes (for non-hourly stations) will all result in some biases. Comparing specific days should still be more accurate than looking at trends though given larger effect
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for the CONUS, yes, but not the excessively high max temperatures observed in the upper Midwest during May 1934. Similarly, July 2012 was hottest for CONUS, not particularly extreme anywhere, and not remotely close for central/north Great Plains/Mississippi Valley!
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...as compared to 1936 (July 2012 vs July 1936)
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In the meantime, that swath of America is going to keep ignoring the fact that climate change is real, to their own detriment.pic.twitter.com/tZ1IGVomc7
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surprise, surprise
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Maybe a new dust bowl will get southern and mid-western Republicans serious about addressing climate change.
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Wow... even California has been cool.
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So as Florida.
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Been nice and cool out here.
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