From ICECAP
For more than 75% of the nation, May was cooler than normal, as much as 6F below in the far North Central.
This is in sharp contrast to May 2007 which was warm in the same areas it was cold this year. May 2007 was the 11th warmest May for the US.
 We will see in a few days where this May ranks. Clearly it will be colder than normal. UAH MSU daily data suggests the global average will be well below last year as well. Stay tuned for official updates.
Maps are provided at ICECAP. Check it out.
In my mind, it doesn’t mean the current mostly-natural warming trend has ended, but, it does show that the Earth has phases, and that CO2 is not the Man killer it is made out to be. Because the amount of CO2 being put out around the world has not diminished (particularly among the Kyoto signatory countries), yet, the trend is cooler.
