on 20/10/2009 by NW0.eu in Science and Technology, Comments Off
WashPost buries coldest day in 138 years
globalwarming.org
Tuesday, Oct 20th, 2009
It’s got a good lede that should have won at least a front-page Metro slot. Instead, buried in Saturday’s Washington Post’s Metro Section amid the obituaries on p. B5
was this startling weather note: On Friday, October 16, 2009, in
Washington, DC, the high temperature was the lowest temperature
recorded for that date in 138 years! Friday’s high was a low 45
degrees. Here’s the Post:
Something happened in Washington on Friday that had not
occurred in 138 years of weather history: For the first time since the
National Weather Service began compiling daily data here, the high
temperature for Oct. 16 was below 50 degrees.
Now, just imagine if October 16 was the warmest in 138 years –
where do you think the Post would have placed the article? Surely not
buried in obituaries.
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