By DAVID LEONHARDT
Published: July 21, 2012
Washington

YOU don’t have to be a climate scientist these days to know that the climate has problems. You just have to step outside.

A Ray of Hope on Climate Change – NYTimes.com

OK David, step outside and see what you find.

Weather Forecast Washington, DC | Washington Weather | Wunderground

Had David stepped outside on the afternoon of July 21, 1934, temperatures would have been about 35 degrees warmer.

Superstitious people like David Leonhardt are invariably the ones who lead societies into serious trouble. It is called summer, not a climate problem.

Virginia Temperatures, July 21, 1934
  CHARLOTTESVILLE	 7/21/1934	101
  DANVILLE       	 7/21/1934	102
  LINCOLN        	 7/21/1934	105
  ROCKY MT       	 7/21/1934	103
  WOODSTOCK 2 NE 	 7/21/1934	104

h/t to Joe Bastardi