Astoria OR climate change as measured by the mean temperature (deg F) over the period of record and over the past 5 years:
57 years 1954-2010: 51.0 5 years 2006-2010: 50.9
Annual mean temperature with departure from the 57-year mean:
2006: 51.0 0.0 2007: 50.6 -0.4 2008: 50.0 -1.0 La Niña 2009: 51.3 +0.3 2010: 51.8 +0.8 El Niño
The Astoria temperature looks rather stable over time. The current year (2011) is running -2.0 degrees below normal at Astoria through 20 May.