Global warming: bringing cooler temperatures and more rain to the California coast (xpost)

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Just saw this in the California forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=141x40321

Auggie (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-06-11 07:55 AM

Global warming: bringing cooler temperatures and more rain to the coast
San Francisco Chronicle / Wednesday, July 6, 2011

...California's coastal regions appear to be getting more rain and cold weather while inland areas such as Fresno are getting hotter, according to an analysis of 40 years of climate statistics.

The analysis, by meteorologist Jan Null, showed that average temperatures have increased since 1981 in only eight California cities surveyed compared with the 30 years starting in 1971. The information, compiled using National Climatic Data Center statistics, shows more annual rain has also fallen everywhere except in Southern California.

The data may appear to bolster the arguments of global warming skeptics, but Null said the findings actually fit in with the predictions of scientists who believe the climate is changing as a result of human-caused carbon emissions.

SNIP

Eureka, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego all cooled down slightly. Yearly temperatures in San Francisco dropped the most, by 1 degree Fahrenheit. Fresno got hotter by 1.1 degree, while annual temperatures in Redding went up 0.7 of a degree.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/05/MNDM1K6KFE.DTL#ixzz1RKwWbQK6

The growing season in wine country north of San Francisco had a slow start due to unusual Spring rain and colder temps.