While temperatures trends over time show that we are slowly but surely getting warmer over time, we still get periods of cold and sometimes even record-setting low temperatures. How can this be? What you are seeing is the difference between short-term weather and long-term climate effects, which can provide differences in what you feel on a daily basis. Some scientists think that a warming earth can help cold outbreaks occur due to the breakdown of our normal weather patterns, allowing cold air to move south into areas that are not usually affected by it. You can read more in this article at Yale Climate Connections at https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/12/if-global-warming-is-real-why-is-it-cold-outside/.
