France just published its record high temperature but, the sensor used to record this was located near a commercial greenhouse and an asphalt highway - both sources of heat. The cause is the flow of air from the Sahara - unusual for this time of year but not unheard of.
From Watts Up With That:
France’s new ‘hottest recorded temperature ever’ is in question – guess where it was measured?
‘France has its hottest recorded temperature ever’.
But they don’t mention that where it was recorded was next to a concrete drain, and a steel chain mesh fence close to a bitumen (asphalt) highway.
So much for only using correctly placed instruments in a Stevenson Screen in a open space away from unnatural heat source.
Plenty of Google Street View photos at the site. They also quote this from Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer:
When Saharan air reaches Europe, it’s going to be hot. Regarding record-high measurements, it is legitimate to ask about the placement of temperature sensors, as well as the length of temperature records.
For a record length of, say, 100+ years and NO long term warming trend, it is still expected from random weather variations that new record high temperatures will be recorded from time to time.
The recent record high in Miami, FL was made in the middle of a vast concrete jungle that did not exist 100 years ago, and now averages 10 deg. F warmer at night than rural surroundings.
And for the rest of the world there are these links at this post:
Surprising Summer Chill Baffles Global Warming Alarmists
A surprising late-June chill broke records for lowest temperatures and made life miserable for many across the world. From Denver, Colorado, in the United States, to Melbourne in Australia, the mercury dropped precipitously.
Many people in Colorado woke up to what would be the state’s coldest first day of summer in 90 years. Up to two feet of snow fell in some places, making authorities issue a winter weather advisory on the first day of summer. Denver especially has been at the center of focus. Record cold caught city dwellers off guard. This year has been the “city’s coldest start to a calendar year since 1983.”
The National Weather Service reported the coldest maximum temperature during the second half of June since 1992 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, and news outlets reported that it was unusual for the windy city to experience such low temperatures in the beginning of summer.
On the other side of the world, Australia saw many cities record their coldest first few weeks of winter. Melbourne, on June 23, recorded its lowest maximum for the date since 1985.
And back in the Northern Hemisphere, central England experienced similar historic lowsin June, although the temperature was forecasted to pick up the following week due to a heatwave.
But the cooling observed is not just limited to the surface temperatures.
There has been a remarkable cooling in the global oceans, especially the Atlantic and the Pacific. This was totally unexpected, as scientists had forecast a strong warming in the oceans for this month, a weather condition called El Niño.
More at the site - this post also mentions the sun:
We might be headed to what NASA describes as a period of “solar minimum,” with temperatures akin to the Little Ice Age that froze Northern Europe in the 16th century.
In its official June 12 communication, NASA stated, “The Sun’s activity rises and falls in an 11-year cycle. The forecast for the next solar cycle says it will be the weakest of the last 200 years. The maximum of this next cycle – measured in terms of sunspot number, a standard measure of solar activity level – could be 30 to 50% lower than the most recent one.”
We are seeing a little bit of this with this years flooding in the mid-west. Only about 75% of the corn and grain crops were able to be planted so food prices are going to be a lot higher than normal.
I am worried about this. The good news is that the increase in CO2 means more vigerous plant growth - CO2 is plant food after all and it is one of the key components to Photosynthesis - no CO2? No Plants.
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