U.S. experiences warmest and second most extreme weather year ever recorded in 2012


Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

January 8, 2013

NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) officially crowned 2012 the warm weather king today for the Lower 48 states, and by a lofty margin. The average temperature was 55.3 degrees F, one full degree above the previous record set in 1998 and 3.2 degrees F above the 20th century average.read more

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