Graph of the Day for November 28, 2009

"There have been strident claims that New Zealand is warming.  The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), among other organizations and scientists, allege that, along with the rest of the world, we have been heating up for over 100 years.  But now, a simple check of publicly-available information proves these claims wrong.  In fact, New Zealand's temperature has been remarkably stable for a century and a half...  Dr. Jim Salinger started this graph [first below] in the 1980s when he was at CRU (Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK)..."

Source:  The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition

New Zealand's Temperature History as Officially Adjusted



New Zealand's Raw (Unadjusted) Temperature History



Source:  The
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition.  Hat tip:  Ace of Spades HQ


Hoven's Index for November 28, 2009


Year of record highest temperature in a state (most recent, if a tie), through 2003:

Colorado:  1888.

Oregon:  1898.

Maine:  1911.

California:  1913.

New York:  1926.

Florida:  1931.

Indiana:  1936.


Source:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


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