It found that, since 2000, about twice as many record highs as record lows had occurred in the continental U.S. Record highs (red) are compared with record lows (blue). Since Meehl’s 2009 study, record highs have continued to greatly outnumber record lows but with considerable year-to-year fluctuation. This year, the nation has witnessed five to six times as many record highs as record lows. In other parts of the world, the ratio of record highs to record lows has also become increasingly skewed.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2016 20:13 UTC