03-04-2016, 07:09 AM
(03-03-2016, 07:01 PM)Cuzz Wrote:(03-03-2016, 01:55 PM)chuck white Wrote:(03-03-2016, 08:24 AM)Cuzz Wrote:(03-03-2016, 04:50 AM)chuck white Wrote:Quote:Earth's temperature soared to a record high last month, a whopping 1.5 degrees above average as measured by weather satellites.
That's a huge amount in climate science, where records are often broken by hundredths or tenths of degrees. The level makes February the most unusually warm month ever recorded, scientists from the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/20.../81205154/
C or F?
Good question.
I looked into it and they report 0.83C which means the 1.5° is F.
Thanks, 1.5F is worrying but 1.5C would have been really concerning. I was guessing it was C because it was a scientific measurement but it was being reported in USAToday so all bets were off.
Quote:February marked the biggest atmospheric temperature spike observed, with the monthly reading running 1.5°F above normal, a new record. The measurement is taken by satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies around the world. The record extends back to 1979 and is managed by scientists at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.