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NOAA Reports U.S. Has Cool April, Global Temperature Ranked 13th Warmest on Record

Washington (May 15)—This past month was the coolest April in 11 years for the lower 48 United States, and fell into the lowest twenty-five percent of all Aprils based on records going back to 1895, according to an analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center. The average April temperature, 51 degrees F, during April was one degree below the 20th century mean, and was the 29th coolest, or 86th warmest, based on preliminary data. (More)