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John F.C. · **U.S. Record Temperatures, 31 August 2007**

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:57:08 +0000 (UTC),
(Eric Swanson) wrote:
In article ,
says...
I just picked the last one on your list. I would be very surprised if
any of the others on the list would have resulted in much different
results.
But, okay, let's move one up on your list - Indio Ca.
It went up to 116 on the 31st. after a previous high of 113. That
sounds impressive but, is it?
Of the 31 days in August there was only one day where the record high
was lower than 113 and that occurred on the 15th at 112.
The record for the 30th and 29th were both 116 set in 1967 and 1998.
The 28th say 119 in 1981 and 121 for the 11th.
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The weather data and records form a continuum. Calendar months do
not represent a realistic division of the time series as the weather
knows nothing about our human division of years into months. Looking
at monthly data by plot the records gives a false impression of the
continuous curves. Indeed, the comparison should continue past 31
August.
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Young fella, you should learn that if you're going to provide evidence
to support your case, then you should make certain that that evidence
actually supports your position. Otherwise, you look, well, you can
answer that yourself.

Below are the record high temperatures in Indio CA for the first 10
days of September and the year that record was set.
118 1950
122 1950
118 1952
118 1947
115 1945
114 1952
114 1957
116 1977
117 1993
116 1937

Now, you explain to us your rationale for attempting to convince us
that because the temperature in Indio reached 116 on August 31st of
this year it's evidence of global warming.
Quite frankly, I think it's meaningless unless you're attempting to
prove that the opposite is true.