The sun spot count is way down.

[rah]

The sunspot count has dived well below all projections. In the short term a dip in solar activity means little for our weather or climate, but if the activity continues to be depressed it is important. The fact is that ultimately the sun heats the oceans and the water temperatures of the oceans, more than any single other factor, drive our planets climate. All of this works on decades long time scales generally but other factors such as increased volcanic activity can speed up cooling or slow warming there by effecting the manifestation of the ultimate effects. Projections of solar activity from one cycle to the next are iffy at best but the "consensus" right now is that the next solar cycle will be even less active than the current one (cycle 24)which is looking like it will have the lowest sunspot count since accurate records began in 1775. Now that is something worth noticing IMHO.


Here is a record of the temps since 2500 B.C.

[underzog]

Is that it is fairly cool this July?