If you thought the cold April weather in the U.S. was exceptional, you are correct.
In terms of temperature departures from average so far this April, the U.S. Midwest, Northern Plains, and much of Canada have been the coldest on Earth (graphic courtesy of Weatherbell.com):
The areas of green have averaged at least 6 deg. F below normal, the areas in purple have been at least 13 deg. F below normal and spots in North Dakota and Montana have averaged close to 20 deg F below normal over the last two weeks.
In contrast, the global average temperature has been running 0.5 deg. F above the 1981-2010 average.
Snow flurries were experienced as far south as Russellville, Alabama, yesterday, and flurries are still falling in portions of Tennessee.
Green Bay, WI, received two feet of new snow from the slow-moving snow and ice storm still affecting the Great Lakes region.
Northern Michigan is still experiencing heavy snow, with whiteout conditions this morning at the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas:
Read more at Dr. Roy Spencer
Why did the global warming priests demonize fossil fuels? Because combustion creates carbon dioxide. So? Well, more CO2 turns the sky into greenhouse glass , apparently . If that’s a bad thing, why do humans go to the trouble of building greenhouses? To grow plants before the weather is ready.
Al Gore don’t know diddly about that stuff, but he knows how to swindle.
Millions of North Americans are wondering what all the fuss was about.
Gore is hiding in his vault, tossing dead presidents like confetti.
Im sure their going to blame Global Warming/Climate Change for t his like their always doing