Warm weather records attract more interest as they are on the...

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    Warm weather records attract more interest as they are on the increase, while cold weather records are in decline.

    Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones

    However the oceans are where it Is at, Covering 75% surface they have a huge influence on averages, so a huge variation in a few places on earth makes little difference to global averages,

    Worth understanding because when they say we will have 3 degree warming that includes oceans. On land that may tranlsate to 10 degree above average for a week in summer, or 5 degree average overall. Land temp are far more variable but one small area has little impact on global averages,

    April for eg was still above long term averages despite being cooler than what we have experienced n very recent years.
 
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