Meteorologist Joe Bastardi: Arctic sees ‘by far the coldest start’ to summer season since data started in 1958

By far the coldest start to the May-Sep warmest time of the year in the high Arctic kept by the DMI since 1958. We have a good shot at beating 2013. Meanwhile as has been the case in much of the last decade, Greenland SMB has been above average so far. Meteo media ignores pic.twitter.com/JcdTWVuoqt

— The American Storm (@BigJoeBastardi) June 21, 2026

Look at the impressive heat in western Europe and the cold in the west that’s coming. Guess what? They are not equal in size. The area of intense cold in the western US is larger than the area of intense heat in western Europe. Same global pattern, but you are only told about… pic.twitter.com/8cFhDhUHv4

— The American Storm (@BigJoeBastardi) June 23, 2026