Puzzle through ag weather

Berkley Earth
Jun 17, 2026
20 hrs ago

Sunset — The upper Midwest sees unseasonably warm temperatures in late May and early June -- mirroring much of the globe.
Julie Belschner/Agri-View

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February 2026 was nominally the second-warmest February on record, behind February 2024, with a monthly global average of about 2.78 degrees warmer than the 1850-1900 average. But it only marginally exceeded the conditions in February 2025 and 2016, so all three of those years could be considered tied.

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The 12-month moving average is approaching the long-term trend line. The short-term natural variability contributing to anomalous warmth in 2023 and 2024 has dissipated, and historically we would usually see temperatures now temporarily dip to cooler than the long-term trend. Short-term variability is an inherent part of weather and climate, and is to be expected even alongside persistent long-term global warming.

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