Global warming update - it's cold outside

Interesting report from NOAA:

NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA�s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. In terms of winter precipitation, Pacific storms, bringing heavy precipitation to large parts of the West, produced high snowpack that will provide welcome runoff this spring.

A complete analysis is available online.

In similar news - from Reuters:

Guns and fists as "snow rage" erupts
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) - Although Canada is one of the snowiest countries in the world, a series of violent "snow rage" incidents reveal that even the locals have their limits.

Police in the French-speaking province of Quebec said on Wednesday that people were fighting over snow clearing and even parking spaces.

Recent Canadian winters have been mild but this one looks set to break all-time records for snow. One storm last weekend dumped 23 inches on the capital Ottawa and 19 inches on Quebec City, which has already received 210 inches this year.

The sun has been very quiet recently, long periods with no sunspots at all. I know that we are in a lull in the solar cycle but it should not take this long to get started again. Low sunspot activity correlates to low solar output which seems to correlate with cooler weather on earth. Where is the AGW when you need it -- start buying Hummers people!