The new normal??

In July 2011, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center updated the U.S. Climate Normals: three-decade averages of weather observations, including temperature. The new annual normal temperatures for the United States reflect a warming world.





http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/v ... c=eoa-iotd

They are taking two 30 year chunks of data and trying to make a pattern. The two data sets overlap:

July Maximums, 1981–2010 compared to 1971–2000 image

This just seems stupid.

Guess I better keep my beer colder. lol