Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Record Warmest Year in Mid Atlantic

As previously noted, 2012 was the warmest year on record for Washington, DC. It was also the record warmest at many other locations in the Mid Atlantic area. From National Weather Service reports:
Delaware:
2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT WILMINGTON WITH AN AVERAGE    
TEMPERATURE OF 57.5 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST ON RECORD WAS   
1973, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 57.2 DEGREES.   

New Jersey:
2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT TRENTON WITH AN AVERAGE    
TEMPERATURE OF 57.1 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST ON RECORD WAS   
2011, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 56.5 DEGREES.   

2012 WAS THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT ATLANTIC CITY WITH AN   
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 57.1 DEGREES. THE WARMEST ON RECORD WAS 2011,   
WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 57.2 DEGREES.   

Pennsylvania:  
2012 TIED 1998 FOR THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT READING WITH AN   
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 56.3 DEGREES.   

2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA WITH AN AVERAGE    
TEMPERATURE OF 58.9 DEGREES. THE TWO PREVIOUS WARMEST ON RECORD WERE   
1931 AND 1998, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 58.2 DEGREES.   

2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT ALLENTOWN WITH AN AVERAGE    
TEMPERATURE OF 54.7 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST ON RECORD WAS  
1998, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 54.1 DEGREES.   

2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT MOUNT POCONO WITH AN AVERAGE    
TEMPERATURE OF 49.4 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST ON RECORD WAS   
2011, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 48.3 DEGREES.   

Virginia:
..YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES  
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD)   AVG TEMP  
ROANOKE VA    (1912-2012)  59.5   1ST HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD 

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