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Related: About this forumU.S. experiences second warmest May, hottest spring on record
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/[font face=Serif][font size=5]U.S. experiences second warmest May, hottest spring on record[/font]
[font size=4]Lower 48 also experienced record warm year-to-date and twelve-month periods[/font]
[font size=3]The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during May was 64.3°F, 3.3°F above the long-term average, making it the second warmest May on record. The month's high temperatures also contributed to the warmest spring, warmest year-to-date, and warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since recordkeeping began in 1895.
The spring season's (March-May) nationally-averaged temperature was 57.1°F, 5.2°F above the 1901-2000 long-term average, surpassing the previous warmest spring (1910) by 2.0°F.
Precipitation totals across the country were mixed during May, with the nation as a whole being drier than average. The nationally-averaged precipitation total of 2.51 inches was 0.36 inch below average. The coastal Southeast received some drought relief when Tropical Storm Beryl brought heavy rains to the region late in the month.
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[font size=4]Lower 48 also experienced record warm year-to-date and twelve-month periods[/font]
[font size=3]The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during May was 64.3°F, 3.3°F above the long-term average, making it the second warmest May on record. The month's high temperatures also contributed to the warmest spring, warmest year-to-date, and warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since recordkeeping began in 1895.
The spring season's (March-May) nationally-averaged temperature was 57.1°F, 5.2°F above the 1901-2000 long-term average, surpassing the previous warmest spring (1910) by 2.0°F.
Precipitation totals across the country were mixed during May, with the nation as a whole being drier than average. The nationally-averaged precipitation total of 2.51 inches was 0.36 inch below average. The coastal Southeast received some drought relief when Tropical Storm Beryl brought heavy rains to the region late in the month.
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U.S. experiences second warmest May, hottest spring on record (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Jun 2012
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It is been so hot so early here in SE Texas that I am dreading July to September.
prole_for_peace
Jun 2012
#2
northoftheborder
(7,574 posts)1. Predicting 97-98 degrees here in TX by Sunday.
prole_for_peace
(2,064 posts)2. It is been so hot so early here in SE Texas that I am dreading July to September.
There may be spontaneous combustions.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)3. So it WASN'T my imagination. I haved used my AC more already this year
than I used it the entire year I first moved here, and that was only in 2006.