Published: October 21,2016
The number of U.S. daily warm records is trouncing the number of corresponding cold records so far in 2016, according to a government database.
Through October 18, there have been 49,038 daily warm records tied or broken in the U.S., consisting of either record warm high or low temperatures, according to data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
By contrast, NOAA/NCEI data found only 11,656 daily cold records tied or broken over that same year-to-date period, consisting of either record cold high or low temperature.
In short, there have been just over 4 daily warm records for every cold record in the U.S. so far.
Tally of U.S. warm vs. cold records year-to-date through October 18, 2016.NOAA's database considers only those stations with at least 30 years of records.
Similarly, there have been 1,630 warm records for a particular month set in 2016, so far, but only 274 such cold records, a ratio of almost 6 monthly warm records for every monthly cold record.
For all-time records set so far, the ratio of just over 24 warm records (171) for every cold record (7).
January-September
2016 temperature departures, in degrees Fahrenheit, in the Lower 48
states, relative to the 20th century average.
January-September
2016 temperature departures, in degrees Fahrenheit, in the Lower 48
states, relative to the 20th century average.One of America's Warmest Years, So Far
This isn't surprising considering the first nine months of 2016 were the second warmest such January-September period on record dating to 1895, according to a NOAA/NCEI report released earlier.(MORE: 2016 Likely to be Earth's Warmest on Record)
Only 2012 has had a warmer start than 2016, so far.
Every state except Oklahoma (11th warmest), Texas (11th warmest) and Utah (12th warmest) have had at least a top 10 warmest first nine months of 2016, according to NOAA/NCEI.
Alaska crushed its previous warmest first nine months of any year by 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit, a record that had stood for 90 years.
Atlanta-based meteorologist Guy Walton has examined the ratio between daily record warm highs and cold lows, finding that ratio has been increasing with time since the 1970s.
In U.S. record 22 months in a row since 1920 as of SEP 2016 of more daily record highs than lows.#climatechange #climatematters
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