2007 – The Warmest Year on Record

At least that was the predictions cited by the following media:
Reuters
AP & Foxnews
IHT
BBC
MSNBC
CBS
USA Today
The New York Times
The New York Sun
The Washington Post
National Geographic
CBC
The Guardian
The Independent
China People Daily
ABC Australia
Discovery Channel
Science Daily
Met Office

Most of the other global warming pundits jumped on the bandwagon and told us it would be the hottest year on record as well.

But a strange thing happened. I suppose it could be a real bonafide miracle! A sign that the second coming is near, or maybe it’s just because I forgot to let the cat out. In 2006 not a single hurricane made landfall (another prediction that failed), and then 2007 came sweeping around the corner. A few notable results (Thank you Washington Times):

South America had one of it’s coldest winters in decades and produced snow in Buenos Aires – the first time since 1918.

In Peru, 200 people died from cold weather and the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency.

Johannesburg, South Africa, had the first significant snowfall in 26 years.

Australia experienced the coldest June ever (it’s their winter).

In northeastern Australia, the city of Townsville underwent the longest period of continuously cold weather since 1941.

In New Zealand, the weather turned so cold that vineyards were endangered.

A five-day freeze destroyed 1.42-Billion dollars worth of crops in California, shortly after The Governator signed a bill to help cool the climate. Other crops around the country suffered as well.

Charlotte, NC, Denver, CO and several other cities also reported new records of the coldest temperatures ever.

As it turns out in 2007 was “only” the 9th warmest year on record and the coolest year of this century. RSS MSU satellite data released by remss.com showed that December was -0.046 Celsius, compared to -0.014 Celsius in November. November had previously been cited as the coldest month since January of 2000. Now the subtle differences in temperature may not seem like much, but keep in mind that global warming advocates cite that as little as ½-of a degree can have a major impact.

Here are two graphs showing the cooling trend as collected by satellite temperature readings (far more accurate than traditional thermometers hanging outside, but still lacking exacting protocols for measurements).

And the interesting thing is, people are still predicting that 2008 will be one of the hottest years on record. Maybe, but something tells me that won’t happen. You can draw your own conclusions.

Personally, I’m enjoying the cooler weather in the summer. I’m a wuss when it comes to the heat and after living up north for a couple of years I wasn’t looking forward to 90 days of drought and 100+ degree weather.