The enjoyably warm February winter that many in U.S. experienced did not set a "global warming" record - February 1930 temps significantly above those of 2012
Despite a balmy February winter that many in the U.S. would consider a global warming benefit, the overall cooling trend during the last 15 years persists.
The NOAA / NCDC temperature dataset reveals that the U.S. is cooling at a -3.4°F trend per century. The chart on the left shows that trend. [BTW, a trend is not a prediction]
The 2012 February temperatures were well below those of February 1930 - almost 2.7 degrees below that winter of "climate change."
Note: The short-term "global warming" winter for the U.S. during 2012 is overwhelmed by the long-term cooling trend.
Modern, regional, historical and fabricating-fake temperature charts
