Looking at station data through Dec 27th, there is a strong chance that Dec 2023, will exceed Dec 2021, as the warmest Dec on record for the Contiguous U.S. The last 4 days of the month must average about 3.1F above normal to finish in 1st place. No chance of dropping below 2nd. pic.twitter.com/MiQDX2c4Py
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) December 29, 2023
White Christmas? You’re dreaming.
Good morning to our lowest snow cover ever recorded by @NOAA on Christmas Day! 🥲 pic.twitter.com/C9uAxjBDqB
— Heather Zons đź’™ (@HeatherZWeather) December 25, 2023
How does 2023 compare to the 1930s?
1930s was quite warm in the US, but remember the US is only 2 percent of global land surface.
Globally temps are warmer today.
Good explainer here from Jeff Berardelli, chief Meteorologist at WFLA in Tampa
https://www.wfla.com/weather/climate-classroom/does-1930s-record-heat-undermine-the-science-of-man-made-climate-change/