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NOAA: Fourth-Warmest U.S. Summer on Record

Submitted on September 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
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U.S. temperature map graphic [3]The contiguous United States had its fourth-warmest summer (June-August) on record, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate [4] report issued today. The report also showed the August average temperature was 75.0 degrees F, which is 2.2 degrees F above the long-term (1901-2000) average. Last month’s average precipitation was 2.41 inches, 0.19 inch below the 1901-2000 average.

The monthly analysis, based on records dating back to 1895, is prepared by scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center [5] in Asheville, N.C.  Read more [6]

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