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Are you feeling the heat? 2012 is shaping up to be the warmest year on record. At an average of 51.1 degrees, March 2012 was the warmest ever recorded; records date back to 1895 Over 15,000 temperature records were recorded in March - in the U.S. alone January-March was the warmest first quarter on record Every state in the nation experienced at least one record warm daily temperature during March On the contrary, Alaska had its ninth coolest January-March period on record, and it’s tenth coolest March While climate change and global warming remain hot button issues, NOAA analysts have stated that greenhouse gases “likely contributed on the order of 5% to 10% of the magnitude of the heat wave” in March. More: U.S. sees record for warmest March, and first quarter NOAA - state of the climate: Over 15,000 temp records broken in March

Are you feeling the heat? 2012 is shaping up to be the warmest year on record.

  • At an average of 51.1 degrees, March 2012 was the warmest ever recorded; records date back to 1895
  • Over 15,000 temperature records were recorded in March - in the U.S. alone
  • January-March was the warmest first quarter on record
  • Every state in the nation experienced at least one record warm daily temperature during March
  • On the contrary, Alaska had its ninth coolest January-March period on record, and it’s tenth coolest March

While climate change and global warming remain hot button issues, NOAA analysts have stated that greenhouse gases “likely contributed on the order of 5% to 10% of the magnitude of the heat wave” in March.

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Nebraska experienced its first-ever February tornado this week. Thankfully this one was relatively weak and caused no injuries. Elsewhere, out of 2,320 tornadoes recorded in Illinois between 1950 and 2011, only 39 of them have occurred in February. Another rarity: At least one of the tornadoes that hit Illinois was a powerful EF4. Only 40 of those have hit Illinois in recorded history, and none previously in February. Tornadoes can literally happen at any time of the year, but peak season - which typically carries the type of damage seen in this week’s deadly outbreak - generally starts in an April-May time frame. 2011 was just shy of the all-time record for tornadoes in one season with 1,709 recorded. Looks like 2012 may be working its way into the record books very early. Over a dozen people have died so far from the February 29 breakout. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the widespread damage. More: Nebraska hit by first-ever February tornado February tornadoes are rare but violent Above normal tornadoes expected in 2012

Nebraska experienced its first-ever February tornado this week.

Thankfully this one was relatively weak and caused no injuries.

Elsewhere, out of 2,320 tornadoes recorded in Illinois between 1950 and 2011, only 39 of them have occurred in February.

Another rarity: At least one of the tornadoes that hit Illinois was a powerful EF4. Only 40 of those have hit Illinois in recorded history, and none previously in February.

Tornadoes can literally happen at any time of the year, but peak season - which typically carries the type of damage seen in this week’s deadly outbreak - generally starts in an April-May time frame.

2011 was just shy of the all-time record for tornadoes in one season with 1,709 recorded. Looks like 2012 may be working its way into the record books very early.

Over a dozen people have died so far from the February 29 breakout. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the widespread damage.

Source commons.wikimedia.org

We learned about haboobs last year, now how about a mesolow? According to NOAA, the phenomenon creates an area of low pressure that stagnates a weather system over a particular area. Meteorologists blame a mesolow for last Saturday’s record-breaking snow in Muskegon, Michigan. January 14 was the snowiest day in 30 years for the city and the 3rd snowiest day in its recorded history. Fifteen inches of fresh snow fell between Saturday and Sunday, with 13 of the inches falling in just five hours. The city already had nine inches on the ground prior to the storm, pushing the overall total to about two feet of snow. Snowed In: Areas where Michigan got the most snow NOAA: Muskegon sets new snow record

We learned about haboobs last year, now how about a mesolow?

According to NOAA, the phenomenon creates an area of low pressure that stagnates a weather system over a particular area.

Meteorologists blame a mesolow for last Saturday’s record-breaking snow in Muskegon, Michigan.

January 14 was the snowiest day in 30 years for the city and the 3rd snowiest day in its recorded history.

Fifteen inches of fresh snow fell between Saturday and Sunday, with 13 of the inches falling in just five hours.

The city already had nine inches on the ground prior to the storm, pushing the overall total to about two feet of snow.

Source crh.noaa.gov

Snow fell in the Sahara Desert on Tuesday. A truly strange site for North Africa, the city of Bechar, Algeria was blanketed by snow during a 24-hour cold snap. The storm was accompanied by strong winds that blew the snow across streets and buildings, coating palm trees and desert sands. Normal desert weather - exactly what you’d expect - is expected to return quickly. BBC Video: Unusual sight in Algeria More weird weather: Heavy snow falls on South American desert

Snow fell in the Sahara Desert on Tuesday.

A truly strange site for North Africa, the city of Bechar, Algeria was blanketed by snow during a 24-hour cold snap.

The storm was accompanied by strong winds that blew the snow across streets and buildings, coating palm trees and desert sands.

Normal desert weather - exactly what you’d expect - is expected to return quickly.

Source BBC