It’s a hot time in the old town tonight…
Well, this is depressing news.
2006 was the hottest year on record. Or maybe the second hottest, depending on how you massage the data.
The last 9 years were all in the top 25.
When viewed by state, New Jersey had its hottest year ever. Another six states had their second hottest year ever. No state ranked below average for the year.
Dr. Jeff Masters wrote:
December’s weather in the Northeast U.S. may have been a case of the weather dice coming up thirteen–weather not seen on the planet since before the Ice Age began, 118,000 years ago. The weather dice will start rolling an increasing number of thirteens in coming years, and an ice-free Arctic Ocean in summertime by 2040 is a very real possibility.