nothingcorporateAug 11, 2023

We just survived the hottest 36 days ever recorded

https://lemmy.world/post/3044479

We just survived the hottest 36 days ever recorded - Lemmy.world

Source toot: https://mas.to/@advisorybriefs/110872259818869083 [https://mas.to/@advisorybriefs/110872259818869083] Data source: https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/ [https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/]

Show threadmookulatorAug 11, 2023
…since 1979
Show threadBombOmOm

For the hell of it, I checked the list of hottest temperatures recorded and the top for the US was in 1913, Sweeden 1933, Russia 2010, and Germany/France 2019 (for just a small selection of countries. Very few were from this year and many weren’t even from this century.

en.wikipedia.org//wiki/List_of_weather_records#Hi…

List of weather records - Wikipedia

Aug 11, 2023 at 6:25pmWeb
Show threadgirtheroAug 11, 2023
You’re downvoted because you’re comparing one day record temp to a full month of record highs.
Show threadalvvaysonAug 11, 2023

Also, a large part of the reason the global average temperature is high is because the Southern hemisphere is having a very warm winter.

Comparing global average to local max temperatures is also wrong.

Show threadSemi-Hemi-DemigodAug 11, 2023
Much of eastern North America is having a relatively cool summer thanks to the smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Temps in my area have barely broken 85F/30C all summer
Show threadiamtrashman1312Aug 11, 2023
Here in Minnesota we’ve gotten plenty of heat, humidity and smoke, which has been just super fun. The entirety of the last month has felt like living in a pack-a-day smoker’s lungs.