January was one of the warmest in all of recorded history
January 2019 was the third-warmest January in the history of global weather record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The only warmer global Januarys in the instrumental record, which dates back to the 1880s, were 2016 and 2017, and there’s evidence that the planet hasn’t been this warm in a very long time. The last time January global temperatures were below average was in 1976 — before millennials were even a thing.
So here’s the strange truth: Last month may have felt cold where you live, but your senses were deceiving you. We’ve forgotten what “normal” weather feels like, so global warming is gaslighting us.
Just in: #January 2019 was the 3rd warmest January on record for the globe, says @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/QrjEVJaDIU #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/z75wainpH4
— NOAA (@NOAA) February 19, 2019