July 2006: Coldest recorded in Antarctica

I meant to put this up a while ago. Just a little more on "Global Warming" from the NSF. Its sort of a throw away article, as you probably know, if you follow this blog, the Antarctic is cooling and producing more sea ice than ever recorded. Sea ice is a moderator of warming. It is especially important in the (probably waning) period of solar flare activity.

Note the old record low for July was some 25 degrees warmer than this past January! This is no minor variation. As Al Gore says, 100 percent of all the scientists in the world agree with this.

Now, back to Sweet 16.

Of note, I think one of the guys on the right is Scott.
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Coldest July Ever Recorded At South Pole

National Science Foundation by Lynn Simarski

While some parts of the United States have been sweltering under the summer sun, the South Pole just recorded the coldest July ever. The average monthly temperature for July at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was -66 degrees Celsius (-86.8 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking the record of -64.3 C (-83.7 F) set in July, 1965. The lowest temperature recorded during this past July was -77.9 C (-108.2 F). Temperature records have been kept continuously since January, 1957.

"These very cold days provide the best conditions for astronomical observations--clear skies and low wind. On the down side, power usage is at a maximum and vehicle operation is almost impossible." South Pole meteorologist Matt Wolf, one of 28 people spending the winter at the research station, noted.

The year-round research station, run by the National Science Foundation, supports on-going studies in astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, and other disciplines.

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[Notice the obligatory introduction that its a hot summer at home. One finds this bow to correctness in every report now that does not support the Global Warming model. You don't want to lose your funding source. New evidence will be reported, with the caveat, "but this does not disprove the Global Warming model."]