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marmar

(77,081 posts) Thu Feb 13, 2020, 01:01 PM Feb 2020

Earth Just Had its Hottest January in Recorded History

The planet experienced the hottest January in recorded history last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.

January 2020 was the 44th consecutive January, and the 421st consecutive month, with temperatures above the 20th century average, according to the agency. The new milestone is just the latest in a string of climate records that have been broken in recent years. .......(more)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1136426

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Earth Just Had its Hottest January in Recorded History (Original Post) marmar Feb 2020 OP

Gone through January and half of February in Zoonart Feb 2020 #1

Same in SE Michigan... marmar Feb 2020 #2

In countries where summer falls on January, it was a fry-egg-on-sidewalk scorcher. sandensea Feb 2020 #3

Zoonart

(11,868 posts)

1. Gone through January and half of February in

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 01:11 PM

Feb 2020

the Lower Hudson Valley of NY State with about 3" of measurable snowfall.
That is freaky. There has not been one day this winter that I have not been able to walk in the woods with my dog.
Usually the trails are blocked beginning in late December and not thawed until April.

marmar

(77,081 posts)

2. Same in SE Michigan...

Reply to Zoonart (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 01:39 PM

Feb 2020

... We got a couple of inches of snow last week and it was gone the next day. The temp hasn't stayed below freezing for more than a couple of consecutive days this winter.

sandensea

(21,636 posts)

3. In countries where summer falls on January, it was a fry-egg-on-sidewalk scorcher.