Occasional Thoughts on Climate Change

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I would say that the cold this winter in parts of North America was uneventful compared to what we used to get in the past. Sure some localized areas did see intervals of record cold.

But the areas of record warmth overpowered the colder ones so North America still finished with a significantly warmer winter than the old days at +1.522 C during DJF 2025-2026.  This winter was the 5th warmest on record for North America.The record highs were of a greater ranking and number than the areas of record cold. 

The last colder winter for North America occurred back in 1994. This is why numerous cold and snow records set that winter still stand to this day.

The warmest winter on record was 2023-2024 with 2024-2025 experiencing the 2nd warmest winter. So our warmest winters are becoming warmer with a shrinking winter cold pool. 

Each jump in global temperatures like we saw in 2015-2016 and 2023-2024 raises the bar for record warmth even higher. This is why the warming acceleration over the last decade is so significant. 

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