Warmest U.S. spring on record: NOAA

[marmar]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So far, 2012 has been the warmest year the United States has ever seen, with the warmest spring and the second-warmest May since record-keeping began in 1895, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Thursday.

Temperatures for the past 12 months and the year-to-date have been the warmest on record for the contiguous United States, NOAA said.

The average temperature for the contiguous 48 states for meteorological spring, which runs from March through May, was 57.1 degrees F (13.9 C), 5.2 degrees (2.9 C) above the 20th century long-term average and 2 degrees F (1.1 C) warmer than the previous warmest spring in 1910.

Record warmth and near-record warmth blanketed the eastern two-thirds of the country from this spring, with 31 states reporting record warmth for the season and 11 more with spring temperatures among their 10 warmest. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/warmest-u-spring-record-noaa-204427303.html

[rsmith6621]

1. Not Here In Seattle

..or the State of Washington we have been the coolest in the lower 48...and so far June sucks. Our TEMPS are below average.

[RebelOne]

2. What spring? It jumped from winter to summer here in North Georgia. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Alaska seems to be untouched by these trends.

We had more snow than ever before here in Anchorage, and so far our summer has been on the cool side. Not saying that there isn't global warming, only that it has different effects in different places. We could use some of that heat up here...my tomato plants are suffereing from too little warmth even in our unheated greenhosue.