Record Breaking Weather

[cletus1]

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.  

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.

Hey Chuck, check out these similar temperature maps for Feburary 2016. 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy..._2016.html