https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202001

It's OK folks. The record January was a consequence of waste heat from Russian Steam Pipes.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/met-office-declares-this-month-as-wettest-february-since-records-began-after-three-storms-batter-uk/ar-BB10yVCQ

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An usually warm winter in Germany has resulted in the ice wine harvest failing for the first time in the country's history.

Temperatures did not drop to the -7C required to freeze the fruit before it is picked and pressed to produce the annual vintage. Experts are concerned that the already rare beverage will become even more scarce as a result.

https://inews.co.uk/news/warm-winter-ice-wine-harvest-fails-first-time-germany-2005328

""Storm Jorge disruption continues after wettest UK February on record"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/01/storm-jorge-wettest-uk-february-weather

"Data from the Met Office shows that an average of 202.1mm of rainfall fell last month, surpassing records for February 1990 when 193.4mm fell. By lunchtime on Sunday, 84 flood warnings remained in place across England, including many in east Yorkshire."

This may technically be true, but it is a bit of a sleight of hand to say the least, since February tends to be one of the driest months, and the rainfall in February 2020 is far (by a long chalk) from being a record month's rainfall, compared to many other months in many other years:

https://historicdroughts.ceh.ac.uk/content/blog-uks-wettest-and-driest-months

"So what do the UK’s wettest and driest months look like? October 1903 saw a rapid succession of Atlantic depressions affect the British Isles. Many parts of the country saw rain on nearly all days of the month, with some intense downpours and thunderstorms causing extensive damage. Flooding was widespread and many parts of the country experienced disruption. Using established NCIC techniques to map rainfall from station observations, the new data allow us to paint a much more detailed picture about this extreme month to show where the rain actually fell, and we can compare this with extremes of more recent times. For example Cumbria saw the highest rainfall totals during October 1903 with 600 mm at Seathwaite, which in itself is not nearly as extreme as December 2015 for which Seathwaite recorded nearly a metre of rain (967 mm). However, heavy and persistent rain in October 1903 was much more widespread across southern and central England than it was during December 2015. On the basis of the UK average rainfall October 1903 is considered a wetter month than December 2015, however in terms of regional extremes such as those experienced across north-western areas including Cumbria, then December 2015 is still an exceptional record-breaking month. The historical records also include much more information from the time, including the observer’s notes. These provide some real insights into the impacts from this extreme weather over a hundred years ago. For some the consequences were devastating with widespread flooding and ruined harvests. For example the observer at Altarnon, Cornwall in 1903 said:

“All crops were in good bulk, but when the dry period came in November, favouring the gathering of roots and apples, much of the grain had rotted in the ground.”""

It's the end of the world as we know it. What are we all going to do now?

"Climate change: Warm winter ruins German ice wine harvest"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51695464

"Germany's harvest of ice wine - a dessert wine produced from grapes that have frozen while still on the vine - has failed for the first time because the winter has been too warm.

None of Germany's 13 wine-growing regions had the necessary temperatures of -7C to produce the wine in 2019.

...The biggest ice wine markets include Japan and China as well as the Scandinavian countries and the US."

Very green.

"Due to their inherently low yields, ice wines have a very small share of the total harvest, often less than 0.1%."

So, not that much of a story, in reality, either. But that doesn't matter - it's another opportunity to push climate change down our throats.