Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Contiguous US had its ninth wettest summer

Near-record warmth in the West balanced below-average temperatures in the central U.S. for a near-average summer; Drought continued to engulf the West
The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during summer (June-August) was 71.7°F, 0.3°F above the 20th century average. This was the coolest summer for the Lower-48 since 2009 and it ranked near the middle value in the 120-year period of record. The August national temperature was 72.2°F, 0.1°F above average.
The summer precipitation total for the contiguous U.S. was 9.39 inches, 1.07 inches above average — the ninth wettest summer on record and wettest since 2004. The August national precipitation totalwas 3.10 inches, 0.48 inch above average, and the 11th wettest August on record.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/index.php

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