Summer 2021 Hotter Than ‘Dust Bowl’ Of The 1930s, NOAA Says

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed in a new report that the average temperature during this summer for the contiguous U.S. was hotter than the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. 

The meteorological summer between June 1 to Sept. 1 averaged 74F for the U.S., or 2.6 degrees warmer than the long-term average. NOAA said, “this technically exceeds the record heat of the 1936 Dust Bowl Summer, but the difference is extremely small (less than 0.01 of a degree F).” 

Summer contiguous U.S. average temperature was 74.0°F, 2.6°F above average: https://t.co/IqLBX3zXON #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/DodW7FgAts

— NOAA NCEI Climate (@NOAANCEIclimate) September 9, 2021

Readers should be familiar with our weather notes this summer, pointing out extreme temperatures and drought across the country’s western half. 

NOAA said 18.4% of the contiguous U.S. experienced records, with five states, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah, setting new records for the warmest meteorological summers of all time. Another 16 states had a top-five warmest summer on record. 

The most notable heat wave of the summer was in the Pacific Northwest of the country, which sparked wildfires and stressed out energy grids across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California. More than 35 metro areas in the western U.S. tied or registered new records during multiday heat waves. In some of these places, temperatures surpassed 120F. 

Tying a couple of months of heat waves to global warming requires a lot of analysis. Although climate alarmists, such as Greta Thunberg, had no problem tweeting mainstream media reports about how the world was going to hell and condemning fossil fuels. 

We noted last week cooler weather trends are ahead after Sept. 17-19.