Imagine that each red line is a line from a mercury alcohol thermometer which goes from 0 to 120° F as many thermometers do, except they typically go lower, often at about -40°F.
So each red line on this graph represents an annual temp as a thermometer would display it. The source is the GISS data.
Yep, the earth is burning up. Running a fever!!! Quick someone give it an aspirin!!! We should tax ourselves into oblivion because of this.
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GREAT GRAPH!
I thought it would be appreciated. 🙂
Mercury is silver! Red would be an alcohol thermometer. But that is what I expect the last 100+ years to look like! 😉
LOL, damn, I am tired….. thanks!
That is what you let some of us hang around for! 😉 😉
Yep!!!! 😉
Well crap! I’m color blind.
Different colors don’t help.:)
Nice graph!
Looks like a perfectly square
Grey box. Sorry rectangle
Yep, it’s all about perspective!
rotfl…….I’m a climate scientist…I see the difference
NOT
Yay. An absolute temp graph with a zero baseline. Even though it uses folded, spindled, and mutilated data with the past rewritten. Still look at that. 🙂
That’s not quite correct.
A true zero baseline would be ABSOLUTE ZERO, or -273 degrees C.
Perhaps suyts has the energy to put one up.
LOL, I’m not sure it would render much different.
Nah. Printing it on the screen from absolute 0.0 K would waste too much red ink. 8<)
I think if people think on this for a bit, it’ll have some impact. I’m glad all enjoyed! 🙂
Just think it would be great with grey error bars of some description – I dunno – say, plus or minus 2deg F? Obviously, we know it wont make a ha’peth of difference but it will more realistic?
But, there’s no error bars on thermometers!!! 🙂
I was going for the thermometer look. I couldn’t figure out how to put pics of a thermometer on the spread sheet and have the alcohol rise in each one.
But, the next time I make one of those temp graphs I’ll put some margins of error on them.
Thanks for popping by Kev!
You can give it the GISS effect of having the data Hansenized by averaging, normalizing and drinking most of the alcohol then try drawing the graph.
Yeah, I’d be keen to see the graph from absolute zero, too. If you can’t do it yourself; do you mind if I or other readers of you blog do it?
No, no, Leo you go right ahead if you want. It really isn’t a matter of can or can’t but rather time and the allocation of it. But, if readers really want a graph going from absolute zero to current temps, who am I to stand in the way? You guys get it and I’ll post it on the blog!
Brilliant! What a useful visual aid to remind us of just exactly what all the numbers really mean. 10/10 for a great idea!
Dave, thanks for dropping by and commenting. I’m sorry about the long wait in moderation. I got busy with a couple of posts. I’m just a one man outfit. At any rate, thanks! Now that you’ve been approved for commenting, you will no longer be moderated, provided you keep links in comments 2 or less.
Welcome!
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Pure awesomeness
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I really enjoyed this.
..thanks Bob….more people need to see this
It’s the most damning visual aid there is
Nice idea, but let’s look at this critically. Do you have a spreadsheet with the data and formulas for your GISS difference calcs?
Hi Anthony, thanks for popping by. I’m sorry, I don’t follow the “GISS difference calcs”. What I did was used GISS’ stated estimated global mean (57.2 deg F) and then added their stated anomalies, as per the notes at their site. The point of the post was to show the significance, or lack thereof, of the temperature changes the alarmists are so worked up about, in a manner in which most people relate to surface temps.
I thought the GISS anomalies are based on a thirty year scale, not a 130 year scale?
They are …. 1951-1980. But, their record is 130 years long.
Good to see ya here this early James, it’s nice to know you are still active and at it. Thanks!
So I must ask what woke you up suddenly from your sleep?
LOL …. was up bsing with my daughter and son-in-law …. got done and figured to take a look.
Speaking of GISS, the Connolly’s have analysed their Urbanization bias :
Click to access oprj-article-climate-science-31.pdf
It’s not pretty…….
No, it isn’t,but, confirms what most of us knew already. They’re doing some great work ….. will anyone notice?
I’ve got an updated one, somewhere, which goes into the negative as most thermometers do.
Looks like you scooped him, he didn’t think of it first! 😆
Expect a post err something there about everything that’s wrong with it now.
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Thanks!
Climate scientist looks at this chart, scoffs, and paraphrasing Emmerson says, ” A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small denier minds”
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Thanks Jim! Appreciated, and welcome!
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Help we be burning LOL
Thanks!! And, welcome
For a somewhat better picture of what’s been happening I think that the base value of the plot should be the average over the time period of interest. Clearly, you’ll get approximately equal numbers of values above and below the base, but it would not be deceptive in any way. Any base other than absolute zero is an arbitrary one, in my estimation. It all depends on whom you’re trying to influence. Here you are trying to convince people that there’s been no change of any consequence. I happen to believe that this is correct, but I’d rather do the plotting and stats myself. Actually, the best solution is to post the actual numbers (degrees F or C) and let the audience plot them for themselves. Everyone can do that these days, I suspect. I never form conclusions from other people’s plots. I always seek out the original data, make simple plots and also compute and plot its cumulative sum. That’s how you’ll be able to see what has really been happening. You will be surprised!
Love it!!!!
I’ve been unashamedly posting the link to this on comment threads. It puts it all into context and shuts alarmists up dead quick!
Thanks David! I’m sorry about the wait in moderation. You are free to comment here, without moderation.
Try plotting it from 0ºK.