Climate: 3d-warmest year-to-date for U.S.

Every state was warmer than average for the summer Staff Report This year’s meteorological summer in the contiguous U.S. (June-August) will go down in the climate annals as the fifth-warmest on record, at 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average. The year-to-date is the third-warmest on record, with Alaska on pace for a record-warmContinue reading “Climate: 3d-warmest year-to-date for U.S.”

Climate: U.S. temps below average in March

Coolest March readings since 1966, but drought eases in some areas By Summit Voice FRISCO — With an average temperature that was .9 degrees below the 20th century average, the contiguous 48 U.S. states recorded the coldest March readings since 2002, when the monthly average was a whopping 2.2 degrees below average. The monthly readingsContinue reading “Climate: U.S. temps below average in March”

Climate: February warmer than average across the U.S.

Dry and cool conditions prevail across most of the West SUMMIT COUNTY — The winter of 2012-2013 cracked the top 20-warmest list, with the average temperature across the lower 48 states well above the 20th century average. Specifically, the average temperature across the contiguous U.S. for December through February was 34.3 degrees, which is 1.9Continue reading “Climate: February warmer than average across the U.S.”