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December 28, 2018

Meanwhile, Outside

Due to the Trump shutdown this is what you'll see if you want the most recent climate data:


However, if we use The Wayback Machine, we find this:
Averaged as a whole, the November 2018 global land and ocean average surface temperature tied with 2004 and 2016 as the fifth highest November temperature since global records began in 1880 at 0.75°C (1.35°F) above the 20th century average. November 2015 is the warmest November with a global land and ocean temperature at 0.96°C (1.73°F) above the 20th century average. November 2018 also marks 42nd consecutive November and the 407th consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average.
And this:
Averaged as a whole, the global land and ocean surface temperature for the three month period of September–November 2018 was 0.80°C (1.44°F) above the 20th century average—the second warmest such period in the 139-year record. September–November 2015 was the warmest such period at 0.96°C (1.73°F).
And this:
The January–November 2018 period was the fourth warmest such period in the 139-year record for the world's land and ocean surfaces, with an average temperature that was 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average. This value was 0.19°C (0.34°F) lower than the record high set in 2016. With one month remaining, the 2018 global land and ocean temperature will very likely to end as the fourth warmest year in the 139-year record.
But because of the Trump's shutdown (and let's all remember that it's a dispute over congressional funding for a wall Trump promised Mexico would pay for) the United States Government can't now show you this data.

Despite this most recent orange-flavored temper tantrum, it's still getting warmer outside. Science says so.

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