Who’d have thought that the U.S.’s hottest decades were during the 1930’s and not in recent years.

… Combing through reports from more than 1,200 weather stations across the United States, former University of Alabama climatologist John Christy’s analysis challenges a commonly held belief that extreme high temperatures have become more prevalent.

According to his report, published this spring in the academic journal Theoretical and Applied Climatology, the data don’t show an increase in extreme temperatures; rather, they indicate that temperatures have become more moderate over the past century.

“We have the systematic measurements in the United States that show the extremes of the [19]20s, 30s and 50s in terms of heat were much greater than the ones currently,” Christy told The Epoch Times.

“Even when you include the western parts of the country that are having their ‘1930s’ today, the rest of the country is not following the script.

“On balance, you don’t have a countrywide extreme event.”

Climatologist John Christy analyzed records from over 1,200 U.S. weather stations and found that temperatures have moderated across the past century, showing fewer extreme highs and lows.

The heat experienced in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1950s surpassed current levels, even though western states continue to endure their own intense summers.

Although average temperatures have climbed roughly 2°F since 1850, this rise mainly stems from milder cold extremes rather than stronger heat.

His study, published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, reinstated original data points frequently eliminated by algorithms and emphasized seasonal extremes over annual averages and it was not easy for him to get his manuscript accepted for publication.

Dr. Christy also noted that development including removing trees results in higher nighttime temperatures since urban area structures release heat after the sun goes down. This is common sense and, hopefully, Dr. Christy’s manuscript will correct a much needed data point so agencies, like NOAA, will produce more realistic climate data. But I won’t hold my breath.

So much for 2024 (or is it 2026) being the warmest year on record.