This is more likely El Nino-related (the extremely strong El Nino currently in process is likely to make the East & South much warmer than usual), though of course worldwide temperature increases will compound to make the temperature higher than it might have been without climate change. My understanding is that it's still fairly unclear how climate change might be affecting equatorial oscillations like El Nino (as opposed to the Arctic/North Atlantic oscillations where there are some pretty specific mechanisms of action hypothesized).
It definitely is… but what's the extremely strong El Niño related to?
We've been in the 60's and 70's for all of December so far here in OKC. I've lived here my whole life and it usually doesn't get above 40-50 this time of year.
We've hit 70's in January often enough over the years.
Isn't it glorious?!!?? But don't get fooled- last year was quite warm also, until....
BTW, "swampthinker" makes me think you live here on the North Shore.
Anecdotally, where I live, this December is cooler than last year's. But I've only lived here 1.5 years.
I've not been in Houston long (6 years) but this December also has been much warmer than I've experienced.
Anecdata ftw!
Yup, NYC here, been here 20+ years, warmest December I can remember. It was 60 degrees last weekend!
Los Angeles has been freezing... at 60 or less, haha.