Showing posts with label Record Heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Record Heat. Show all posts
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Omaha Crushes 119-Year Temperature Record
Image (click to enlarge): U.S. temperatures at 3 pm CST, January 19, 2014, from Unisys
9 PM Update: Added Hastings, Broken Bow, Imperial NE and Salina, Russell KS
Original post:
A mid-winter mini-heatwave tied or broke long-standing high temperature records across at least 3 states on January 19, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service (NWS). The 65° at Omaha absolutely crushed the previous record for the date of 60°, which dated back 119 years to 1895. Omaha is one of the original official Weather Bureau observing sites whose climate history began in 1871. An 1895 record also fell at Lincoln, where it was 66°.
The preliminary records reported by the NWS (POR indicates the year in which the period of record began):
| Location | Record | Previous | Date | POR | |
| NE | Lincoln | 66 | 65 | 1895 | 1887 |
| Norfolk | 66 | 66 | 1921 | 1888 | |
| Omaha | 65 | 60 | 1895 | 1871 | |
| McCook | 68 | 66 | 1997 | 1896 | |
| Chadron | 61 | 60 | 2003 | 1895 | |
| Grand Island | 68 | 62 | 1997 | 1895 | |
| Hastings | 67 | 62 | 1921 | 1894 | |
| Broken Bow | 65 | 64 | 1951 | 1894 | |
| Imperial | 66 | 66 | 1911 | 1893 | |
| KS | Hill City | 69 | 66 | 2006 | 1896 |
| Salina | 68 | 68 | 2003 | 1894 | |
| Russell | 69 | 69 | 1986 | 0 | |
| IA | Sioux City | 65 | 59 | 1921 | 1889 |
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Record Heat in Northern Maine, Eastern Canada
Image (click to enlarge): U.S. temperatures at 4 pm EDT, July 15, 2013, from Unisys
Record heat extended from northernmost Maine into eastern Canada on Monday, July 15:
- The high temperature at Millinocket of 94° tied the record for the date set in 1952.
- The 94° also at Caribou broke the record of 93° set in 1952 and tied in 1968. It was also the hottest day there since July 20, 1991. Caribou climate records began in 1939.
- The CBC reports that St. John's, Newfoundland had its second hottest temperature for any day since records began there in 1942. The 31.2°C (88°F) high was only slightly below the all-time record of 31.5°C on July 6, 1983.
Caribou also broke a record the previous day with 91°, which beat the 90° in 1943.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Southwest Scorched by Historic Heat;
Update: All-Time June Records at Death Valley, Needles
July 1 Update: The 129° at the aptly-named Furnace Creek in Death Valley on June 30 was a new all-time June high temperature record there. The previous record of 128° was set on June 29, 1994 and tied on the same date this year. The June 30 reading also tied the all-time June record for the U.S. which was originally set 111 years ago on June 23, 1902 in the former town of Volcano, California.
The June average temperature of 101.3° at Death Valley easily surpassed the old June record of 100.4° in 1960. The June average daily minimum of 87.1° also set a record, exceeding the 86.8° in 1977.
At Needles, California, where climate history extends back to 1888, all-time June records were set for:
- Average temperature of 95.8° (old record 94.8° in 1994)
- Monthly maximum 123° on the 29th (old record 122° on June 11, 1918 and June 29, 1924)
- Average minimum 81.5° (old record 81.0° in 1981)
June 30, 5 PM PDT Update: As of 5 pm, Las Vegas is reporting a high so far of 117°, which ties the all-time record. The preliminary monthly average of 91.5° smokes the old June record by a full degree.
June 30, 4 PM PDT Update: The current temperature of 116° at Las Vegas ties the all-time June record set on June 15, 1940. This is the third consecutive day of 115°+ at Las Vegas.
Phoenix tied its record for June 30 at 115°.
June 29, 9 PM Update: More major heat records were set today. Some preliminary highlights:
- The 115° at Las Vegas tied the record for the date.
- Needles, California hit 123°, which set a new all-time June record in a climate history extending back to 1888.
- Kingman, Arizona beat its old June all-time high by 2° in a climate record which began in 1901.
- Salt Lake City had 105° for the second consecutive day. This was a new all-time June record.
June 29, 10 AM Update: The National Weather Service has provided additional record reports for Needles and Death Valley, California and Kingman, Arizona, included in the table below.
The 115° at Las Vegas was the first time that level was reached in June since 1994. It was also the hottest June temperature at Needles since 1994. At Kingman, it was the second earliest 110° temperature; the earliest was June 16, 1917. That also ties the all-time June record.
Original Post:
It was historically hot in the desert Southwest today. Over a dozen major National Weather Service climate locations in Arizona, Nevada and interior California tied or broke temperature records for June 28, in some cases by big margins. The highest readings in absolute terms were 118° at Palm Springs, California, which tied its 1979 record, and at Yuma, Arizona. Yuma climate records began nearly 140 years ago, in 1876. The previous record of 116° was tied 3 times, but it was soundly broken by a margin of 2°. At Winnemucca, Nevada the previous record of 101° was set just 3 years ago in a climate history which dates back to 1877, but this was surpassed by an impressive margin of 4°.
Here's a preliminary summary of today's records (POR indicates first year of period of record):
| Location | Record | Previous | Date | POR | |
| AZ | Flagstaff | 96 | 94 | 1990/1974 | 1898 |
| Winslow | 107 | 104 | 1973 | 1898 | |
| Prescott | 104 | 100 | 1990 | 1948 | |
| Yuma | 118 | 116 | 1994/1990/1985 | 1876 | |
| Kingman | 110 | 107 | 1914 | 1901 | |
| NV | Elko | 103 | 101 | 1892 | 1888 |
| Eureka | 100 | 95 | 2010/2007 | 1963 | |
| Tonopah | 101 | 101 | 1956 | 1954 | |
| Winnemucca | 105 | 101 | 2010 | 1877 | |
| Las Vegas | 115 | 115 | 1994 | 1937 | |
| Reno | 103 | 100 | 2010 | 1888 | |
| CA | Bishop | 107 | 105 | 1956 | 1943 |
| Palm Springs | 118 | 118 | 1979 | 1893 | |
| Death Valley | 125 | 125 | 1994 | 1911 | |
| Needles | 121 | 119 | 1994 | 1888 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Early Summer Heat Krushes Kansas Records
9 PM CDT Update: The preliminary final high temperature at Goodland was 107°, smashing the old record by 7°. Other records were tied or broken in Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Original post:
Triple-digit temperatures are crushing temperature records in western Kansas this afternoon. At Goodland, Kansas, where climate records began in 1895, it was 100° on June 11, 2001, which tied a record previously reached in 1953, 1952, and also in some previous years. Today, the temperature broke that record with 101° at 1 pm CDT, 102° the following hour, 105° the next, and retreated slightly to 104° in the current hour.
At Garden City, where a new record of 105° was reported at 2 pm (old record 102° in 1953), the thermometer has kept right on soaring to 108° in the current hour.
More records will be posted as the reports become available.
| Location | Record | Previous | Date | ||
| AZ | Winslow | 99 | 99 | 1956/1921/1918 | |
| Douglas | 105 | 101 | 1981/1956 | ||
| NM | Albuquerque | 101 | 101 | 1981 | |
| Clayton | 101 | 99 | 2010 | June 10 | |
| WY | Cheyenne | 92 | 91 | 1956/1893 | |
| CO | Colorado Springs | 97 | 93 | 1956 | |
| Pueblo | 104 | 100 | 2001/1956 | ||
| Denver | 100 | 95 | 1956 | ||
| Burlington | 107 | 102 | 1918 | ||
| Yuma | 106 | 100 | 1956 | Unofficial | |
| NE | Sidney | 96 | 96 | 1956 | |
| McCook | 108 | 106 | 1918 | ||
| KS | Goodland | 107 | 100 | 2001/1953/1952 | |
| Hill City | 111 | 106 | 1953 | ||
| Garden City | 108 | 102 | 1953 | ||
| Dodge City | 104 | 103 | 1977 | ||
| Tribune | 111 | 102 | 2010 | Unofficial | |
| Colby | 107 | 104 | 1918 | Unofficial |
Original post:
Triple-digit temperatures are crushing temperature records in western Kansas this afternoon. At Goodland, Kansas, where climate records began in 1895, it was 100° on June 11, 2001, which tied a record previously reached in 1953, 1952, and also in some previous years. Today, the temperature broke that record with 101° at 1 pm CDT, 102° the following hour, 105° the next, and retreated slightly to 104° in the current hour.
At Garden City, where a new record of 105° was reported at 2 pm (old record 102° in 1953), the thermometer has kept right on soaring to 108° in the current hour.
More records will be posted as the reports become available.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Triple-Digit Temperatures Crush Northern Plains/Midwest Heat Records;
All-Time May Record at Sioux City
Image (click to enlarge): U.S. daily high temperatures for May 14, 2013, from Unisys
While Mid Atlantic residents were complaining about the unseasonable cold temperatures on Tuesday, heat records were being crushed in the Northern Plains and upper Midwest. As shown in the table below, triple-digit readings smashed long-standing May 14 daily records, with a margin as much as 7° at Norfolk, Nebraska. At Sioux City, Iowa, the 106° high also broke the all-time May maximum temperature record. Sioux City climate records date back to 1889. At both Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, it was the earliest 100° temperature on record, surpassing the previous records of 5/29/1934 and 5/24/1967, respectively.
| Location | Record | Previous | Date | Earliest 100 | |
| IA | CEDAR RAPIDS | 94 | 93 | 5/14/1932 | |
| MASON CITY | 99 | 92 | 5/14/1998 | ||
| WATERLOO | 96 | 94 | 5/14/1932 | ||
| DES MOINES | 94 | 93 | 5/14/1988 | ||
| MN | ALEXANDRIA | 93 | 92 | 5/14/2001 | |
| MANKATO | 100 | 94 | 5/14/1954 | ||
| MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL | 98 | 95 | 5/14/1932 | ||
| ST CLOUD | 95 | 93 | 5/14/1932 | ||
| ROCHESTER | 97 | 94 | 5/14/2007 | ||
| NE | OMAHA | 101 | 96 | 5/14/1915 | 5/29/1934 |
| NORFOLK | 103 | 96 | 5/14/1941 | ||
| LINCOLN | 100 | 96 | 5/14/1915 | 5/24/1967 | |
| NORTH PLATTE | 97 | 95 | 5/14/1948 | ||
| SD | MITCHELL | 93 | 92 | 5/14/1932 |
The map below, from NOAA/ESRL, shows the temperature departures from average (°C) for the U.S. It shows that nearly all of the country was at least 2°C above or below average, but the positive departures significantly outweighed the negative, both in area and magnitude.
The temperature extremes were a reflection of a strongly anomalous circulation pattern shown in the map below. A very strong ridge of high pressure extended from the eastern Pacific to the Great Lakes at the 500 mb level (near the middle of the atmosphere), while a deep low pressure area was located off the Mid Atlantic coast.
The National Weather Service report for the record at Sioux City:
AT 135 PM THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 106 DEGREES AT THE SIOUX CITY
GATEWAY AIRPORT ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE AND A NEW RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH OF MAY.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 97 DEGREES SET IN
2001 AND THE PREVIOUS RECORD MONTHLY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR MAY WAS
105 DEGREES SET ON MAY 30, 1934.
THE TOP TEN HIGHEST TEMPERATURES FOR MONTH OF MAY FROM 1889 TO 2013
DEGREES DATE
1. 105 5/30/1934
2. 103 5/29/1934
3. 102 5/25/1967
4. 102 5/31/1934
5. 101 5/15/2001
6. 100 5/06/1934
7. 99 5/19/1934
8. 99 5/18/1934
9. 98 5/28/2006
10. 98 5/24/1939
Monday, January 28, 2013
January Heat Records Krushed in Kansas, Mashed in Missouri
Image (click to enlarge): U.S. high temperatures for January 28, 2013, from Unisys
January 29 Update: Added Kansas City, St. Joseph, and other Missouri records (see below).
Original post:
A new ice age in North America?
Back in US. What happened to global warming?London, D.C, New York seem like new ice age!Rockies too.
— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 26, 2013
The National Weather Service reports that Topeka, Kansas set an all-time high temperature record for January today. Topeka climate records are even older than Rupert Murdoch; they began in 1887.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT BILLARD AIRPORT IN TOPEKA KS TODAY AT 331 PM. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE BOTH FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR TODAY WAS 67 DEGREES...SET IN 1917. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE MONTH WAS 74 DEGREES...FIRST SET ON JANUARY 2...1939 AND THEN TIED ON JANUARY 8...2003.And at nearby Koch Industries headquarters in Wichita, the heat just missed the all-time January record of 75°:
WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES TODAY. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 72 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET BACK IN 2011.Elsewhere in Kansas and Missouri:
SALINA REACHED A HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY OF 74 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD WHICH WAS 68 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1938. RUSSELL'S HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY SOARED TO 76 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD WHICH WAS 72 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1950. CHANUTE'S HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY CLIMBED TO 75 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD WHICH WAS 68 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1917. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES WAS SET AT GOODLAND KANSAS TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 1968. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 65 SET IN 1917 AND FALLS ONE DEGREE SHORT OF TYING THE ALL-TIME JANUARY MAX TEMPERATURE OF 75 SET ON JANUARY 24 1950. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES WAS SET AT ST. JOSEPH TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1917. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS SET AT SPRINGFIELD MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 72 SET IN 2002. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT JOPLIN MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 2002. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES WAS SET AT SPRINGFIELD MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 53 DEGREES SET IN 1968 AND 1914. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT JOPLIN MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 DEGREES SET IN 1968. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT VICHY/ROLLA MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1968. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES WAS SET AT WEST PLAINS MO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1968. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 67 DEGREES SET IN 2002. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATUR OF 54 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1914. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES YESTERDAY ALSO TIES THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN COLUMBIA DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. IT ALSO REACHED 77 DEGREES ON JANUARY 24 1950...AND JANUARY 23 1909.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
While Denver Hosts Coldest Playoff Game, Heat Records Outscore Cold Records 50-3
The Denver Broncos may have lost their coldest NFL playoff game yesterday (go Ravens!), but the real record-breaking temperatures were observed east of the Mississippi on January 12. At least 50 major National Weather Service locations in 14 states set new record high temperature records, listed in the table below. By contrast, only 3 comparable low temperature records were set, in California and Oregon, and all with periods of record under 45 years.
| Location | Record | Previous | Date | Period of Record | |
| AL | MONTGOMERY AP ASOS | 80 | 76 | 1/12/1950 | 65 |
| AL | ANNISTON ARPT ASOS | 75 | 73 | 1/12/1972 | 69 |
| AL | MUSCLE SHOALS AP | 73 | 70 | 1/12/1995 | 72 |
| AL | HUNTSVILLE INTL AP | 72 | 70 | 1/12/1960 | 54 |
| FL | TAMPA INTL AP | 83 | 82 | 1/12/1989 | 80 |
| FL | CRESTVIEW BOB SIKES AP | 78 | 77 | 1/12/1950 | 47 |
| GA | ALMA BACON CO AP | 81 | 79 | 1/12/1950 | 64 |
| GA | SAVANNAH INTL AP | 81 | 79 | 1/12/1949 | 68 |
| GA | AUGUSTA BUSH FLD AP | 81 | 76 | 1/12/2000 | 68 |
| GA | MACON MIDDLE GA AP | 78 | 75 | 1/12/1949 | 68 |
| GA | COLUMBUS METO AP. | 77 | 75 | 1/12/1950 | 65 |
| GA | ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AP | 76 | 71 | 1/12/1995 | 83 |
| KY | BOWLING GREEN RGNL AP | 70 | 69 | 1/12/1898 | 120 |
| MI | JACKSON COUNTY AP | 61 | 58 | 1/12/1995 | 64 |
| MI | FLINT FCWOS | 60 | 58 | 1/12/2005 | 64 |
| MI | DETROIT METRO AIRPORT | 59 | 58 | 1/12/1995 | 58 |
| MI | GERALD R FORD INTL AP | 57 | 55 | 1/12/2005 | 74 |
| MI | ALPENA CO RGNL AP | 57 | 49 | 1/12/2005 | 95 |
| MI | TRAVERSE CITY FAA AP | 55 | 50 | 1/12/2006 | 116 |
| MI | HOUGHTON ROSCOMMON AP | 52 | 47 | 1/12/2005 | 48 |
| MI | PELLSTON RGNL AP | 52 | 45 | 1/12/2005 | 65 |
| MI | SAULT STE MARIE SNDRSN | 47 | 43 | 1/12/1932 | 82 |
| MS | TUPELO RGNL AP | 76 | 71 | 1/12/2000 | 49 |
| NC | WILMINGTON INTL AP | 78 | 73 | 1/12/2006 | 80 |
| NC | NEW BERN - ASOS | 76 | 74 | 1/12/2006 | 64 |
| NC | CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP | 73 | 72 | 1/12/2005 | 68 |
| NC | ASHEVILLE AP | 70 | 66 | 1/12/2000 | 65 |
| NY | ROCHESTER INTL AP | 58 | 57 | 1/12/1995 | 87 |
| NY | WATERTOWN AP | 53 | 52 | 1/12/1995 | 63 |
| OH | COLUMBUS WSO AP | 66 | 64 | 1/12/2005 | 65 |
| PA | BRADFORD FAA AP | 53 | 50 | 1/12/2006 | 55 |
| SC | COLUMBIA METRO AP | 82 | 74 | 1/12/2005 | 67 |
| SC | FLORENCE RGNL AP | 81 | 73 | 1/12/1995 | 65 |
| SC | CHARLESTON INTL. AIRPORT | 81 | 78 | 1/12/1949 | 83 |
| SC | NORTH MYRTLE BEACH | 77 | 75 | 1/12/1992 | 46 |
| SC | GRNVL SPART INTL AP | 73 | 70 | 1/12/2000 | 50 |
| TN | KNOXVILLE AP | 75 | 71 | 1/12/1916 | 103 |
| TN | JACKSON MCKELLAR- SIPES AP | 73 | 72 | 1/12/1995 | 64 |
| TN | MEMPHIS INTL AP | 73 | 72 | 1/12/2005 | 73 |
| TN | CHATTANOOGA AP | 72 | 70 | 1/12/1928 | 85 |
| TN | BRISTOL AP | 71 | 69 | 1/12/2005 | 65 |
| TN | CROSSVILLE AP | 67 | 64 | 1/12/1960 | 58 |
| VA | ROANOKE INTL AP | 73 | 71 | 1/12/2005 | 65 |
| VA | LYNCHBURG INTL AP | 70 | 69 | 1/12/2005 | 83 |
| VA | DANVILLE REGIONAL AP | 70 | 68 | 1/12/2005 | 51 |
| WV | BLUEFIELD MERCER CO AP | 72 | 68 | 1/12/2005 | 53 |
| WV | CHARLESTON YEAGER AP | 72 | 71 | 1/12/2005 | 64 |
| WV | BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AP | 70 | 67 | 1/12/2005 | 49 |
| WV | MORGANTOWN HART FLD | 68 | 66 | 1/12/2005 | 67 |
| WV | PARKERSBURG FAA AP | 68 | 67 | 1/12/2005 | 64 |
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
U.S. Record Warmest Year Confirmed by Unprecedented Margin
Midnight Update: The standard deviation of the U.S. annual average temperatures is 0.92, so the new record exceeds the old one by over 1 standard deviation. It's also more than 3.4 standard deviations from the average. According to a public domain table of the normal distribution, the odds of this are 0.0003369. If the distribution were truly random (hint, it ain't), this would be a once in 2968 year event.
Original Post:
The National Climatic Data Center's preliminary report, released within the last hour, confirms that 2012 was the record warmest year for the U.S. by an incredible margin of 1.0°F. All 48 contiguous states were warmer than average for the year, 19 had record warm years, and 26 more had top 10 warmest years. At least 356 individual locations tied or broke their all-time record high temperatures. This included at least one location in every state except Washington.
The NCDC chart of year-to-date temperatures (click to enlarge) to the right shows that the extremely warm January and March put 2012 firmly in first place for warmest year and the wide margin was maintained through December.
The chart of warmest 12-month periods shows that 10 of the top 12 ended in 2012.
From the NCDC report:
In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.3°F above the 20th century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record for the nation. The 2012 annual temperature was 1.0°F warmer than the previous record warm year of 1998. Since 1895, the CONUS has observed a long-term temperature increase of about 0.13°F per decade.The preliminary list of individual all-time records from NCDC:
On a statewide and seasonal level, 2012 was a year of both temperature and precipitation extremes for the United States. Each state in the CONUS had annual temperatures which were above average. Nineteen states, stretching from Utah to Massachusetts, had annual temperatures which were record warm. An additional 26 states had one of their 10 warmest years. Only Georgia (11th warmest year), Oregon (12th warmest), and Washington (30th warmest) had annual temperatures that were not among the ten warmest in their respective period of records.
Date Location Record Previous/date 25-May CHILLY BARTON FLAT, ID 100°F 100°F (Jul 24, 2007) 23-Jun LAMAR MUNI AP, CO 110°F 109°F (Aug 1, 2008) 23-Jun COLORADO SPGS MUNI AP, CO 100°F 100°F (Jul 24, 2003) 23-Jun DENVER CENTENNIAL AP, CO 100°F 100°F (Aug 1, 2008) 23-Jun RUXTON PARK, CO 87°F 86°F (Oct 1, 2006) 24-Jun TRIBUNE 1W, KS 109°F 108°F (Jul 15, 2000) 24-Jun HARRISBURG 12WNW, NE 105°F 105°F (Jul 16, 2006) 24-Jun JUNEAU DWTN, AK 87°F 87°F (Jun 21, 1991) 25-Jun NORTON DAM, KS 113°F 111°F (Jul 7, 1991) 25-Jun COLBY 1SW, KS 112°F 110°F (Jun 25, 1971) 25-Jun TRIBUNE 1W, KS 111°F 109°F (1 day prior) 25-Jun OAKLEY 4W, KS 111°F 111°F (Jul 11, 1954) 25-Jun SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NE 109°F 107°F (Jul 16, 2006) 25-Jun DENVER INTL AP, CO 105°F 105°F (Jul 20, 2005) 25-Jun KARVAL, CO 103°F 103°F (Jul 24, 2005) 25-Jun DENVER CENTENNIAL AP, CO 100°F 100°F (2 days prior) 26-Jun MC COOK, NE 115°F 114°F (Jul 20, 1932) 26-Jun LAMAR MUNI AP, CO 111°F 110°F (2 days prior) 26-Jun SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NE 111°F 109°F (1 day prior) 26-Jun CEDAR BLUFF DAM, KS 110°F 110°F (Jul 15, 2003) 26-Jun DODGE CITY RGNL AP, KS 110°F 110°F (Jun 26, 2011) 26-Jun JUNCTION FAA AP, TX 108°F 108°F (Aug 28, 2011) 26-Jun DENVER INTL AP, CO 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 26-Jun WHEAT RIDGE 2, CO 103°F 103°F (Jul 1, 1990) 26-Jun COLORADO SPGS MUNI AP, CO 101°F 100°F (2 days prior) 26-Jun EVERGREEN, CO 97°F 96°F (Jul 9, 2003) 27-Jun BENKELMAN, NE 114°F 114°F (Jul 11, 1954) 27-Jun LAMAR MUNI AP, CO 112°F 111°F (1 day prior) 27-Jun BREWSTER 4W, KS 112°F 112°F (Jul 21, 2005) 27-Jun SMITH CTR, KS 112°F 112°F (Jul 5, 1964) 27-Jun DODGE CITY RGNL AP, KS 111°F 110°F (1 day prior) 27-Jun YUMA, CO 111°F 109°F (Aug 3, 2008) 27-Jun LAMAR, CO 111°F 111°F (Jul 14, 1934) 27-Jun TRENTON DAM, NE 111°F 111°F (Aug 4, 1954) 27-Jun TRIBUNE 1W, KS 111°F 111°F (2 days prior) 27-Jun HOLYOKE, CO 110°F 110°F (Jul 11, 1954) 27-Jun SEDGWICK 5 S, CO 110°F 110°F (Jul 16, 2006) 27-Jun GARDEN CITY EXP STA, KS 109°F 109°F (Jun 30, 2011) 27-Jun EDGEMONT, SD 108°F 107°F (Jul 16, 2006) 27-Jun AKRON 4 E, CO 107°F 107°F (Jul 9, 1989) 27-Jun PUEBLO RSVR, CO 107°F 107°F (Jul 21, 2005) 27-Jun HARRISBURG 12WNW, NE 105°F 105°F (3 days prior) 27-Jun KARVAL, CO 104°F 103°F (2 days prior) 28-Jun NORTON DAM, KS 118°F 113°F (3 days prior) 28-Jun COLBY 1SW, KS 113°F 112°F (3 days prior) 28-Jun SMITH CTR, KS 113°F 112°F (1 day prior) 28-Jun GARDEN CITY EXP STA, KS 112°F 109°F (1 day prior) 28-Jun WALLACE, KS 112°F 112°F (Jul 20, 1917) 28-Jun JOHN MARTIN DAM, CO 111°F 111°F (Aug 4, 2008) 28-Jun LAMAR, CO 111°F 111°F (1 day prior) 28-Jun OAKLEY 4W, KS 111°F 111°F (3 days prior) 28-Jun TRIBUNE 1W, KS 111°F 111°F (1 day prior) 28-Jun LA JUNTA 20 S, CO 109°F 109°F (Jun 27, 1994) 28-Jun CAHOKIA ST LOUIS AP, IL 107°F 106°F (Sep 5, 1990) 28-Jun EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AP, IN 107°F 105°F (Jul 14, 1954) 28-Jun CARBONDALE SOUTHERN IL AP, IL 106°F 105°F (Jul 22, 1983) 28-Jun MUNCIE BALL STATE UNIV, IN 106°F 102°F (Jun 26, 1988) 28-Jun FORT WAYNE AP, IN 106°F 106°F (Jun 25, 1988) 28-Jun RICHMOND WTR WKS, IN 104°F 100°F (Sep 3, 2011) 28-Jun INDIANAPOLIS INTL AP, IN 104°F 104°F (Jul 14, 1954) 28-Jun BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP, IN 103°F 102°F (Jul 31, 1999) 28-Jun DAYTON WSO AP, OH 102°F 102°F (Aug 17, 1988) 28-Jun PONTIAC OAKLAND CO INTL AP, MI 99°F 98°F (Jul 21, 2011) 29-Jun COLUMBIA UNIV OF SC, SC 113°F 109°F (Aug 11, 2007) 29-Jun FESTUS, MO 111°F 110°F (Jul 16, 1980) 29-Jun RICHFIELD, KS 111°F 111°F (Jun 27, 2011) 29-Jun PERRYVILLE WTP, MO 110°F 109°F (Aug 3, 1964) 29-Jun CEDAR BLUFF DAM, KS 110°F 110°F (3 days prior) 29-Jun ATHENS BEN EPPS AP, GA 109°F 107°F (Aug 21, 1983) 29-Jun COLUMBIA METRO AP, SC 109°F 107°F (Aug 10, 2007) 29-Jun NASHVILLE ASOS, TN 109°F 107°F (Jul 28, 1952) 29-Jun DORA 1N, MO 109°F 109°F (Jul 6, 1966) 29-Jun KASKASKIA RVR NAV LOCK, IL 109°F 109°F (Aug 17, 1988) 29-Jun PADUCAH BARKLEY AP, KY 108°F 106°F (Jul 28, 1952) 29-Jun TERRE HAUTE INDIANA ST, IN 108°F 104°F (Sep 6, 1954) 29-Jun CAPE GIRARDEAU FAA AP, MO 107°F 105°F (Jul 15, 1980) 29-Jun CARBONDALE SOUTHERN IL AP, IL 107°F 106°F (1 day prior) 29-Jun FAYETTEVILLE WTP, TN 107°F 105°F (Aug 23, 2007) 29-Jun NEW CASTLE 3 SW, IN 107°F 103°F (Jun 26, 1988) 29-Jun PROVIDENCE, KY 107°F 106°F (Aug 17, 2007) 29-Jun VINCENNES 5 NE, IN 107°F 104°F (Jun 26, 1988) 29-Jun BANKHEAD LOCK & DAM, AL 107°F 107°F (Jul 8, 1977) 29-Jun EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AP, IN 107°F 107°F (1 day prior) 29-Jun MUSCLE SHOALS AP, AL 107°F 107°F (Aug 15, 2007) 29-Jun CHEATHAM , TN 106°F 105°F (Aug 23, 1983) 29-Jun HUNTINGTON, IN 106°F 105°F (Jun 26, 1988) 29-Jun HUNTSVILLE INTL AP, AL 106°F 105°F (Aug 16, 2007) 29-Jun CHATTANOOGA AP, TN 106°F 106°F (Jul 28, 1952) 29-Jun COLUMBUS METO AP., GA 105°F 104°F (Aug 10, 2007) 29-Jun LONDON FAA AP, KY 105°F 102°F (Aug 16, 2007) 29-Jun GADSDEN, AL 105°F 105°F (Aug 16, 1954) 29-Jun GRNVL SPART INTL AP, SC 105°F 105°F (Aug 10, 2007) 29-Jun QUANTICO MCAS, VA 105°F 105°F (Sep 7, 1954) 29-Jun RALEIGH AP, NC 105°F 105°F (Aug 21, 2007) 29-Jun JACKSON WSO, KY 104°F 101°F (Aug 18, 1988) 29-Jun CARLYLE RSVR, IL 104°F 104°F (Aug 16, 2007) 29-Jun CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC 104°F 104°F (Aug 10, 2007) 29-Jun SPARTA WASTEWATER PLANT, TN 104°F 104°F (Jul 17, 1980) 29-Jun ATLANTA PEACHTREE AP, GA 103°F 102°F (Aug 22, 2007) 29-Jun TIPTON 5 SW, IN 103°F 98°F (Jul 22, 2011) 29-Jun BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP, IN 103°F 103°F (1 day prior) 29-Jun HUNTINGTON TRI ST AP, WV 103°F 103°F (Aug 16, 2007) 29-Jun WARSAW, IN 103°F 103°F (Jul 14, 1976) 29-Jun CROSSVILLE AP, TN 102°F 101°F (Jul 16, 1980) 29-Jun BRISTOL AP, TN 102°F 102°F (Jul 29, 1952) 29-Jun PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY AP, PA 99°F 99°F (Aug 27, 1948) 29-Jun BLUEFIELD MERCER CO AP, WV 97°F 96°F (Jul 16, 1988) 29-Jun BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AP, WV 96°F 96°F (Aug 17, 1988) 30-Jun JOHNSTON 4 SW, SC 113°F 110°F (Aug 11, 2007) 30-Jun REIDSVILLE 2 NW, NC 110°F 103°F (Aug 19, 1988) 30-Jun SIKESTON PWR STN, MO 110°F 107°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun WOODBURY 1 WNW, TN 110°F 109°F (Aug 17, 2007) 30-Jun KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN 109°F 108°F (Aug 16, 2007) 30-Jun SANDHILL RSCH ELGIN, SC 109°F 106°F (Aug 8, 2007) 30-Jun COLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN 109°F 109°F (Jul 28, 1952) 30-Jun COLUMBIA METRO AP, SC 109°F 109°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun SALUDA, SC 109°F 109°F (Jul 14, 1980) 30-Jun CHEATHAM , TN 108°F 106°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun SPARTA WASTEWATER PLANT, TN 108°F 104°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun MACON MIDDLE GA AP, GA 108°F 108°F (Jul 13, 1980) 30-Jun MAMMOTH CAVE, KY 108°F 108°F (Jul 27, 1952) 30-Jun BARREN RIVER LAKE, KY 107°F 106°F (Jul 10, 1988) 30-Jun CHATTANOOGA AP, TN 107°F 106°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun MARTIN U OF T BRANCH E, TN 107°F 106°F (Aug 18, 2007) 30-Jun ROME WSO AP, GA 107°F 106°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun MUSCLE SHOALS AP, AL 107°F 107°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun SANDERSVILLE, GA 107°F 107°F (Jul 22, 1986) 30-Jun SELMER, TN 107°F 107°F (Aug 16, 2007) 30-Jun ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AP, GA 106°F 105°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun CELINA, TN 106°F 105°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun COLUMBUS METO AP., GA 106°F 105°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun PORTLAND SEWAGE PLT, TN 106°F 105°F (Aug 17, 2007) 30-Jun PULASKI WWTP, TN 106°F 105°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC 106°F 104°F (Aug 10, 2007) 30-Jun SMITHLAND , IL 106°F 104°F (Aug 17, 2007) 30-Jun ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 106°F 105°F (Jul 30, 1999) 30-Jun BARBOURVILLE, KY 106°F 106°F (Sep 5, 1954) 30-Jun CAIRO 3N, IL 106°F 106°F (Aug 9, 1930) 30-Jun FARMVILLE 2 N, VA 106°F 106°F (Sep 1, 1932) 30-Jun RUSSELLVILLE NO 2, AL 106°F 106°F (Aug 16, 2007) 30-Jun SPRINGFIELD EXP STN, TN 106°F 106°F (Aug 17, 2007) 30-Jun STONY CREEK 2 N, VA 106°F 106°F (Aug 23, 1983) 30-Jun ATLANTA PEACHTREE AP, GA 105°F 103°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun KNOXVILLE AP, TN 105°F 104°F (Jul 12, 1930) 30-Jun LOGAN, WV 105°F 104°F (Jul 15, 1954) 30-Jun MONTICELLO 3 NE, KY 105°F 103°F (Aug 18, 1988) 30-Jun PHILPOTT DAM 2, VA 105°F 102°F (Aug 22, 1983) 30-Jun SMITHVILLE 2 SE, TN 105°F 104°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun TAPOCO, NC 105°F 103°F (Jun 17, 1944) 30-Jun BROOKPORT DAM 52, IL 105°F 105°F (Jul 30, 1999) 30-Jun CLEVELAND FLTR PLT, TN 105°F 105°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun RALEIGH AP, NC 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun AMELIA COURTHOUSE 1, VA 104°F 102°F (Jul 6, 1999) 30-Jun CARLYLE RSVR, IL 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun DALLAS 7 NE, GA 104°F 104°F (Aug 23, 2007) 30-Jun DRESDEN, TN 104°F 104°F (Aug 17, 2007) 30-Jun WEST PELZER 2 W, SC 104°F 104°F (Jul 21, 1986) 30-Jun BAXTER, KY 103°F 101°F (Aug 22, 1983) 30-Jun BRISTOL AP, TN 103°F 102°F (1 day prior) 30-Jun MONTEREY, TN 103°F 100°F (Jul 29, 1952) 30-Jun TAZEWELL, TN 103°F 102°F (Aug 22, 1983) 30-Jun WATERVILLE 2, NC 103°F 101°F (Jul 10, 1936) 30-Jun CAMP PICKETT, VA 103°F 103°F (Jul 27, 2010) 30-Jun JAMESTOWN WWTP, KY 103°F 103°F (Jul 17, 1980) 30-Jun LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY 103°F 103°F (Jul 30, 1999) 30-Jun HELEN, GA 102°F 100°F (Jul 20, 1986) 30-Jun W KERR SCOTT RSVR, NC 102°F 102°F (Aug 19, 1988) 30-Jun ERWIN 1 W, TN 101°F 101°F (Aug 21, 1983) 30-Jun PULASKI 2 E, VA 99°F 99°F (Jul 18, 1986) 30-Jun PISGAH FOREST 3 NE, NC 98°F 98°F (Jun 23, 1964) 30-Jun WYTHEVILLE 1 S, VA 98°F 98°F (Aug 14, 2010) 30-Jun BUCKEYE, WV 97°F 97°F (Jul 23, 2011) 30-Jun COOPERS ROCK SF, WV 92°F 92°F (Jul 17, 1988) 1-Jul MILLEDGEVILLE, GA 110°F 110°F (Aug 20, 1925) 1-Jul SANTUCK, SC 110°F 110°F (Sep 4, 1925) 1-Jul CELINA, TN 109°F 106°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul SANDERSVILLE, GA 109°F 107°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul SILOAM 3N, GA 109°F 107°F (Aug 21, 1983) 1-Jul SALUDA, SC 109°F 109°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul BARREN RIVER LAKE, KY 108°F 107°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul ROME WSO AP, GA 108°F 107°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul CARTERSVILLE, GA 108°F 108°F (Aug 27, 1954) 1-Jul MACON MIDDLE GA AP, GA 108°F 108°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul GRNVL SPART INTL AP, SC 107°F 105°F (2 days prior) 1-Jul CHATTANOOGA AP, TN 107°F 107°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul LAURINBURG, NC 107°F 107°F (Aug 9, 2007) 1-Jul TAPOCO, NC 106°F 105°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul MC MINNVILLE, TN 106°F 106°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul ALLATOONA DAM 2, GA 105°F 104°F (Jul 9, 1977) 1-Jul KNOXVILLE EXP STN, TN 105°F 102°F (Aug 17, 2007) 1-Jul ATLANTA PEACHTREE AP, GA 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul CLEVELAND FLTR PLT, TN 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul GADSDEN, AL 105°F 105°F (2 days prior) 1-Jul KNOXVILLE AP, TN 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul GREENEVILLE EXP STN, TN 104°F 103°F (Jul 29, 1952) 1-Jul CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul DALLAS 7 NE, GA 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul CARROLLTON, GA 103°F 103°F (Jul 17, 1980) 1-Jul JAMESTOWN WWTP, KY 103°F 103°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY 103°F 103°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul TAZEWELL, TN 103°F 103°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul ERWIN 1 W, TN 102°F 101°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul HELEN, GA 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 1-Jul MURPHY, NC 100°F 99°F (Aug 23, 2007) 1-Jul PISGAH FOREST 3 NE, NC 98°F 98°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul LEWISBURG EXP STN, TN 112°F 110°F (Jul 29, 1930) 2-Jul SILOAM 3N, GA 110°F 109°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul WASHINGTON 2 ESE, GA 109°F 109°F (Jun 30, 1952) 2-Jul BARREN RIVER LAKE, KY 108°F 108°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul CARTERSVILLE, GA 108°F 108°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul ALLATOONA DAM 2, GA 106°F 105°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul ROCHESTER FERRY, KY 106°F 105°F (Aug 17, 2007) 2-Jul WEST PELZER 2 W, SC 106°F 104°F (2 days prior) 2-Jul WAYNE 2, WV 105°F 105°F (Jul 18, 1986) 2-Jul DALLAS 7 NE, GA 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul GREENEVILLE EXP STN, TN 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul LA GRANGE 1N, GA 104°F 104°F (Jul 25, 1952) 2-Jul CARROLLTON, GA 103°F 103°F (1 day prior) 2-Jul OPELIKA, AL 103°F 103°F (Aug 11, 2007) 2-Jul MURPHY, NC 100°F 100°F (1 day prior) 3-Jul CARTERSVILLE, GA 108°F 108°F (1 day prior) 3-Jul LA GRANGE 1N, GA 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 3-Jul CASTLE ROCK, CO 100°F 99°F (Jul 6, 1973) 4-Jul BATTLE CREEK 5NW, MI 102°F 101°F (Jun 28, 1971) 4-Jul LONE ROCK TRI CO, WI 102°F 101°F (Jul 30, 1955) 4-Jul KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI 102°F 102°F (Jul 6, 1988) 4-Jul PONTIAC OAKLAND CO INTL AP, MI 100°F 99°F (6 days prior) 4-Jul LANSING CAPITAL CY AP, MI 100°F 100°F (Aug 1, 1988) 5-Jul CARBONDALE SOUTHERN IL AP, IL 107°F 107°F (6 days prior) 5-Jul EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AP, IN 107°F 107°F (6 days prior) 5-Jul MADISON DANE CO AP, WI 104°F 104°F (Jul 10, 1976) 5-Jul KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI 103°F 102°F (1 day prior) 5-Jul BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP, IN 103°F 103°F (6 days prior) 5-Jul MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP, WI 103°F 103°F (Jul 13, 1995) 5-Jul OCONOMOWOC, WI 102°F 101°F (Aug 17, 1988) 5-Jul BATTLE CREEK 5NW, MI 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 5-Jul LONE ROCK TRI CO, WI 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 5-Jul HORICON, WI 101°F 101°F (Jul 14, 1995) 5-Jul BEAVER DAM, WI 100°F 100°F (Aug 17, 1988) 5-Jul BUCKEYE, WV 98°F 97°F (5 days prior) 6-Jul WOODBURY 1 WNW, TN 110°F 110°F (6 days prior) 6-Jul CAHOKIA ST LOUIS AP, IL 107°F 107°F (8 days prior) 6-Jul CARBONDALE SOUTHERN IL AP, IL 107°F 107°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul CARLYLE RSVR, IL 105°F 104°F (6 days prior) 6-Jul INDIANAPOLIS INTL AP, IN 105°F 104°F (8 days prior) 6-Jul CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, IL 105°F 105°F (Jul 14, 1995) 6-Jul BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP, IN 104°F 103°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul COVINGTON WSO, KY 104°F 103°F (Jul 9, 1988) 6-Jul GERALD R FORD INTL AP, MI 104°F 102°F (Jun 20, 1953) 6-Jul KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI 104°F 103°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul NORMAL 4NE, IL 104°F 103°F (Aug 17, 1988) 6-Jul MONTELLO, WI 104°F 104°F (Jul 14, 1995) 6-Jul ROCKFORD AP, IL 104°F 104°F (Aug 16, 1988) 6-Jul SOUTH BOSTON, VA 104°F 104°F (Aug 23, 1983) 6-Jul BARABOO, WI 103°F 102°F (Aug 17, 1988) 6-Jul BATTLE CREEK 5NW, MI 103°F 102°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul LANSING CAPITAL CY AP, MI 103°F 100°F (2 days prior) 6-Jul CHENOA, IL 103°F 103°F (Aug 17, 1988) 6-Jul LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY 103°F 103°F (5 days prior) 6-Jul BEAVER DAM, WI 102°F 100°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul HORICON, WI 102°F 101°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul WHITEWATER, WI 102°F 101°F (Aug 31, 1953) 6-Jul DAYTON WSO AP, OH 102°F 102°F (8 days prior) 6-Jul LONE ROCK TRI CO, WI 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 6-Jul WEST CHICAGO DUPAGE AP, IL 100°F 100°F (Jul 24, 2005) 6-Jul MUSKEGON CO AP, MI 99°F 99°F (Aug 3, 1964) 6-Jul STOCKTON 3 NNE, IL 99°F 99°F (Jul 11, 1989) 7-Jul CAIRO 3N, IL 108°F 106°F (7 days prior) 7-Jul CAHOKIA ST LOUIS AP, IL 107°F 107°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP, IN 106°F 104°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul QUANTICO MCAS, VA 106°F 105°F (8 days prior) 7-Jul LOUISVILLE INTL AP, KY 106°F 106°F (Jul 30, 1999) 7-Jul ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 106°F 106°F (7 days prior) 7-Jul LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY 105°F 103°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul NORMAL 4NE, IL 105°F 104°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul ROCKFORD AP, IL 105°F 104°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul INDIANAPOLIS INTL AP, IN 105°F 105°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul WASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA 105°F 105°F (Aug 17, 1997) 7-Jul HUNTINGTON TRI ST AP, WV 104°F 103°F (8 days prior) 7-Jul COVINGTON WSO, KY 104°F 104°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul MOLINE WSO AP, IL 104°F 104°F (Jun 25, 1988) 7-Jul PATUXENT RIVER NAS, MD 104°F 104°F (Jul 25, 2010) 7-Jul ARLINGTON UNIV FARM, WI 103°F 102°F (Aug 16, 1988) 7-Jul PARKERSBURG FAA AP, WV 103°F 102°F (Jul 16, 1988) 7-Jul STOUGHTON, WI 103°F 103°F (Aug 2, 1988) 7-Jul WARSAW, IN 103°F 103°F (8 days prior) 7-Jul FREEPORT WASTE WTP, IL 102°F 101°F (Aug 18, 1988) 7-Jul BEAVER DAM, WI 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul DAYTON WSO AP, OH 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul WHITEWATER, WI 102°F 102°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul HESPERIA 4 WNW, MI 101°F 100°F (Aug 21, 1955) 7-Jul AKRON CANTON WSO AP, OH 101°F 101°F (Jul 16, 1988) 7-Jul PRESTON, MN 101°F 101°F (Jul 14, 1995) 7-Jul WILMINGTON AIRBORNE PARK, OH 101°F 101°F (Jul 14, 1954) 7-Jul WEST CHICAGO DUPAGE AP, IL 100°F 100°F (1 day prior) 7-Jul PAINTER 2W, VA 99°F 99°F (Jul 27, 2005) 7-Jul PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY AP, PA 99°F 99°F (8 days prior) 7-Jul COOPERS ROCK SF, WV 93°F 92°F (7 days prior) 8-Jul CHILLICOTHE 2S, MO 110°F 109°F (Aug 29, 1984) 8-Jul BREMO BLUFF, VA 109°F 107°F (Aug 8, 2007) 8-Jul NORMAL 4NE, IL 107°F 105°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul WELDON SPRING NWS, MO 107°F 107°F (Aug 30, 1984) 8-Jul QUANTICO MCAS, VA 106°F 106°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 106°F 106°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul CARLYLE RSVR, IL 105°F 105°F (2 days prior) 8-Jul RALEIGH AP, NC 105°F 105°F (8 days prior) 8-Jul RATHBUN DAM, IA 105°F 105°F (Jul 23, 1983) 8-Jul SALEM, IL 105°F 105°F (Aug 20, 1983) 8-Jul FREEPORT WASTE WTP, IL 103°F 102°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul WAYNESBURG 1 E, PA 102°F 102°F (Jul 17, 1988) 8-Jul HANNIBAL LOCKS AND DAM, OH 101°F 100°F (Aug 15, 1988) 8-Jul STEVENSVILLE 2SW, MD 101°F 101°F (Jul 21, 1934) 8-Jul PAINTER 2W, VA 100°F 99°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul PIKE ISLAND , WV 100°F 100°F (Jul 17, 1988) 8-Jul WASHINGTON 3 NE, PA 100°F 100°F (Jul 17, 1988) 8-Jul COOPERS ROCK SF, WV 96°F 93°F (1 day prior) 8-Jul LAUREL MTN, PA 95°F 93°F (Jul 17, 1988) 9-Jul NOLIN RIVER LAKE, KY 110°F 110°F (8 days prior) 9-Jul FARMVILLE 2 N, VA 106°F 106°F (9 days prior) 9-Jul MONTICELLO, VA 100°F 100°F (Jul 7, 1999) 11-Jul BEAVER DAM, AZ 121°F 120°F (Jul 6, 2007) 11-Jul CALIENTE, NV 110°F 110°F (Jul 14, 1915) 12-Jul EVANSTON BURNS FLD, WY 93°F 93°F (Jul 23, 2006) 13-Jul SODA SPRINGS AP, ID 102°F 101°F (Jul 14, 2002) 17-Jul BURLINGTON 2S, IA 107°F 105°F (Aug 17, 1983) 17-Jul FLINT FCWOS, MI 101°F 101°F (Jul 14, 1995) 17-Jul PONTIAC OAKLAND CO INTL AP, MI 100°F 100°F (13 days prior) 19-Jul ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 106°F 106°F (11 days prior) 20-Jul POPLAR BLUFF, MO 113°F 112°F (Aug 9, 1930) 22-Jul SPRINGVIEW, NE 113°F 110°F (Jul 17, 2006) 23-Jul OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AP, IA 106°F 105°F (Aug 18, 1983) 24-Jul RATHBUN DAM, IA 106°F 105°F (16 days prior) 24-Jul MEMPHIS, MO 106°F 106°F (Jul 19, 1954) 24-Jul LE CLAIRE 14, IA 103°F 103°F (Aug 17, 1983) 25-Jul ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 106°F 106°F (6 days prior) 25-Jul GUTTENBERG 10, IA 103°F 103°F (Aug 28, 1948) 25-Jul DUBUQUE WSO AP, IA 101°F 101°F (Jul 31, 1988) 26-Jul ST LOUIS SCI CTR, MO 107°F 106°F (1 day prior) 26-Jul CASCADE, IA 103°F 103°F (Aug 1, 1988) 30-Jul JOHN REDMOND LAKE, KS 110°F 109°F (Sep 3, 2000) 31-Jul RALSTON, OK 113°F 112°F (Jul 6, 1996) 31-Jul DES ARC, AR 109°F 109°F (Aug 1, 1986) 2-Aug SEMINOLE, OK 113°F 113°F (Jul 19, 1936) 2-Aug WATONGA, OK 112°F 111°F (Aug 6, 1964) 2-Aug OKLAHOMA CITY WILL ROGERS AP, OK 112°F 112°F (1 day prior) 2-Aug KEYSTONE DAM, OK 110°F 110°F (Jul 31, 1986) 3-Aug OKLAHOMA CITY WILL ROGERS AP, OK 113°F 112°F (1 day prior) 3-Aug OOLOGAH DAM, OK 109°F 109°F (Jul 23, 1974) 4-Aug BURLINGTON 2S, IA 110°F 107°F (18 days prior) 24-Aug KANEOHE NAVY AIR STN, HI 96°F 91°F (Aug 27, 2006) 30-Aug HILL CITY, SD 101°F 101°F (Jul 30, 2006) 30-Aug ORLANDO SANFORD AP, FL 100°F 100°F (Jun 14, 2010) 14-Sep SAN DIEGO MONTGOMERY FLD, CA 107°F 107°F (Sep 27, 2010) 14-Sep KANEOHE NAVY AIR STN, HI 98°F 96°F (21 days prior) 9-Oct LIHUE WSO AP 1020.1, HI 91°F 90°F (Aug 30, 1996)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Record Warm Year in Southeast
The National Weather Service's non-standard format and schedule for reporting climate summaries makes this a bit difficult to track in a systematic way, but several major NWS locations with long data histories in the Southeast observed record or near-record warm annual average temperatures in 2012. (Previous posts have covered annual records set in the Mid Atlantic, Northeast, and Midwest.)
Florida:
...TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2012... ...2ND WARMEST YEAR SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890... THE 2012 YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 74.8 DEGREES RANKS AS THE 2ND WARMEST YEAR SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890. THE WARMEST YEAR HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 75.3 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1990. ...FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2012... ...3RD WARMEST YEAR SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1902... THE 2012 YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 76.2 DEGREES RANKS AS THE 3RD WARMEST YEAR SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1902. THE WARMEST YEAR HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 76.6 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1994.
The year 2012 had an average temperature of 69.9 degrees, which was 2.1 degrees above normal. This ties with 1998 for the 2nd warmest year on record in Tallahassee, behind only 1949 which had an average temperature of 70.1 degrees. The coldest temperature of the year was 18 degrees on the morning of Janaury 4th. This tied the record low for the date. No other daily record low temperatures were recorded for the remainder of the calendar year. Freezing temperatures were observed on only 15 days this year. The last freeze of the 2011-2012 season occurred on Valentine's Day. This is about a month earlier than usual.
...PENSACOLA......WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2012 WAS 70.7 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1974 OF 70.0 DEGREES. THIS WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL ANNUAL TEMPERATURE OF 67.9 DEGREES.
Georgia:
2012 average temperatures were above normal for the year by 1 to 2 degrees (which was the 2nd warmest on record at Alma and St Simons Island across SE Georgia), these were set in motion by the well above-normal readings the first half of the year.
Alma, GA (AMG) 68.5 F ( + 1.3 F ) 2nd Warmest St Simons Island, GA (SSI) 70.0 F ( + 1.9 F ) 2nd Warmest
Site
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Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking
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Normal
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Dep. from Normal
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Previous Records
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64.1 (4th Warmest)
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62.6
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+1.5
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#1: 65.8 in 1933
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65.6 (Warmest)
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62.6
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+3.0
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#2: 65.0 in 1990
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67.9 (Warmest)
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65.7
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+2.2
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#2: 67.8 in 1998
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66.0 (6th Warmest)
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64.6
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+1.4
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#1: 67.0 in 1990
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Virginia:
************RICHMOND*********** THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FOR 2012 WAS 61.1 F...RANKING AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR...THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD HAD BEEN 1990 WHEN THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE WAS 61.0 F. BASED ON THE PERIOD 1981-2010...THE NORMAL ANNUAL VALUE IS 58.9 F. TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT RICHMOND DATE BACK TO 1897 FOR DAILY TEMPERATURE DATA AND 1881 FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. ************NORFOLK*********** THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FOR 2012 WAS 62.75 F...RANKING AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR...THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD HAD BEEN 1990 WHEN THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE WAS 62.73 F. BASED ON THE PERIOD 1981-2010...THE NORMAL ANNUAL VALUE IS 60.2 F. TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT NORFOLK DATE BACK TO 1874.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Record Warmest Year for Entire Northeast
As posted earlier, 2012 was the warmest year on record for many major cities in the Northeast. Preliminary data from the Northeast Regional Climate Center in the table below show that it was also the warmest on record for 8 of the 12 states in the region and for the region overall.
| State | Annual 2012 | Coolest | Warmest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Departure | Rank | Average | Year | Average | Year | |
| Connecticut | 52.5 | 3.0 | 118 | 44.9 | 1904 | 52.5 | 2012 |
| Delaware | 58.8 | 3.1 | 118 | 51.4 | 1904 | 58.8 | 2012 |
| Maine | 44.1 | 2.7 | 115 | 38.4 | 1904 | 45.6 | 1913 |
| Maryland | 56.9 | 2.2 | 117 | 50.6 | 1917 | 57.0 | 1998 |
| Massachusetts | 51.1 | 2.8 | 118 | 44.4 | 1904 | 51.1 | 2012 |
| New Hampshire | 47.2 | 3.0 | 118 | 39.5 | 1926 | 47.2 | 2012 |
| New Jersey | 55.8 | 2.6 | 118 | 48.6 | 1904 | 55.8 | 2012 |
| New York | 49.0 | 3.1 | 118 | 41.7 | 1904 | 49.0 | 2012 |
| Pennsylvania | 51.8 | 2.6 | 116 | 46.1 | 1917 | 52.0 | 1998 |
| Rhode Island | 53.4 | 2.9 | 118 | 45.2 | 1917 | 53.4 | 2012 |
| Vermont | 46.3 | 3.2 | 118 | 38.6 | 1904 | 46.3 | 2012 |
| West Virginia | 54.1 | 2.0 | 116 | 49.0 | 1917 | 54.7 | 1921 |
| Northeast | 50.2 | 2.7 | 118 | 44.0 | 1917 | 50.2 | 2012 |
All-Time Heat Record in Tasmania
An intense summer heatwave with temperatures in excess of 45°C in mainland Australia has spilled over to Tasmania, where Hobart has reported its all-time record hottest day in 132 years of climate data on January 4 (Australian time). Weather Channel Australia reports:
Hobart recorded it’s hottest day in 132 years of records just before 2pm today, with 41.3˚C. This broke the previous record of 40.8˚C recorded on January 4, 1976.
Overnight the temperature in Hobart remained above 25˚C, 13˚C above average and the warmest part of the state. The official low will be recorded as 23.6˚C from 9am yesterday, Hobart's highest January minimum on record.
The extreme heat is due to a northerly airstream from the mainland. The northerlies will strengthen today, causing severe to extreme fire dangers through eastern, central and northern Tasmania.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Record Warmest Year in Midwest
The National Weather Service has reported that 2012 was the record or near-record warmest year at many major climate locations across all of the Midwest. Most of these include periods of record dating back at least a century:
Illinois: THE AVERAGE TEMEPRATURE FOR 2012 FOR CHICAGO WAS 54.5 DEGREES...MAKING THIS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 54.4 DEGREES IN 1921. RECORDS FOR CHICAGO DATE BACK TO 1872. THE AVERAGE TEMEPRATURE FOR 2012 FOR ROCKFORD WAS 53.1 DEGREES...MAKING THIS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52.8 DEGREES IN 1931. RECORDS FOR ROCKFORD DATE BACK TO 1906. 2012 RANKED AS THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR BOTH PEORIA AND SPRINGFIELD. AN UNUSUALLY WARM JANUARY THROUGH JULY PERIOD...INCLUDING UNPRECEDENTED MARCH TEMPERATURES...CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL WARMTH THIS YEAR. THE TOP FIVE WARMEST YEARS ARE LISTED BELOW. RECORDS FOR PEORIA DATE BACK TO 1883...AND SPRINGFIELD DATE BACK TO 1879. PEORIA 1) 1931 - 55.6 F 2) 2012 - 55.4 F 3) 1921 - 55.2 F 4) 1938 - 54.2 F 5) 1941 - 54.0 F SPRINGFIELD 1) 1931 - 57.5 F 2) 2012 - 57.3 F 3) 1921 - 57.1 F 4) 1938 - 57.0 F 5) 1946 - 56.6 F Missouri:2012 was the 2nd warmest and 10th driest year on record for Springfield. While overall average temperatures were the 2nd warmest on record...2012 did feature the warmest average high temperatures ever recorded...at 71 degrees. The previous record was 70.1 degrees...set in 2006.
The temperature never fell into the single digits in 2012...which is a rarity. In fact...through new years morning...it has been a record 690 days (and counting) since single digit temperatures were last observed in Springfield. The previous record was 406 days...ending on March 10 1998. Temperatures last fell into the single digits in Springfield on February 11 2011...when the low temperature was 5 degrees.
Persistently warm weather greeted much of the eastern three-quarters of the country in the year 2012, including the bi-state region. In fact, 2012 was the warmest calendar year on record at St. Louis, MO (KSTL) and Columbia, MO (KCOU), and 8th warmest ever at Quincy, IL (KUIN). The record warmth in 2012 was especially bolstered during meteorological spring (March - May) where the month of March at all three locations experienced record warmth. Summer was also well above normal, with all three sites in the top 10 warmest on record. Detailed lists of the top 10 warmest calendar years can be found below:
WARMEST CALENDAR YEARS St. Louis, Missouri Period of record: 1874- Present Top Ten Avg. Temperatures 1) 61.2 2012 2) 60.1 1921 3) 59.2 1991 4) 59.0 1990 5) 58.7 2011/1998/1938 8) 58.6 1954 9) 58.5 2006/1953/1931 Columbia, Missouri Period of record: 1890- Present Top Ten Avg. Temperatures 1) 59.4 2012 2) 58.3 1938 3) 58.2 1931 4) 58.0 1946 5) 57.6 1921 6) 57.5 1954 7) 57.3 1953/1941/1939 10) 57.1 1934 Indiana:Warmth became the main weather story throughout the year across Central Indiana [Indianapolis]. 2012 set the record for warmest year since records began in 1871. Below is a table of warmest years on record:
Year Average Temp.
2012 57.0
1921 56.5
1931 56.3
1998 56.0
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SOUTH BEND DURING 2012 WAS 53.3 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT. THIS MAKES 2012 THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT SOUTH
BEND...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 53.0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN
1998. RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1893 AT SOUTH BEND.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT SOUTH BEND WAS 63.2 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR 2012. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 62.3 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN
1946 AND 1931.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FORT WAYNE WAS 64.5 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR 2012. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR WARMEST ANNUAL
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 62.9 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT IN 1998 AND 1953. RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1912 AT FORT
WAYNE.
Ohio:
THE YEAR 2012 FINISHED AS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR COLUMBUS
SINCE COMPLETE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE RECORDS BEGAN THERE IN 1879.
TOP 10 WARMEST YEARS ON RECORD
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 58.1 / 1881 1. 56.6 / 2012* 1. 56.2 / 1921
2. 57.3 / 1882 2. 56.4 / 1998 2. 56.0 / 1931
3. 57.2 / 1913 3. 55.5 / 1931 3. 55.5 / 1946
57.2 / 1874 4. 55.4 / 1991 4. 55.3 / 2012*
5. 57.1 / 2012* 55.4 / 1921 5. 55.2 / 1998
57.1 / 1921 6. 55.3 / 1938 6. 55.1 / 1938
57.1 / 1878 7. 55.0 / 2007 7. 54.7 / 1944
8. 57.0 / 1880 55.0 / 1946 54.7 / 1939
9. 56.9 / 1931 9. 54.9 / 1999 9. 54.6 / 1896
10. 56.8 / 1911 54.9 / 1939 10. 54.5 / 1922
NORMAL: 54.1 NORMAL: 53.0 NORMAL: 52.1
THE YEAR 2012 WAS WARM AND RECORDS FOR ANNUAL WARMTH WERE SET OVER
NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN AKRON-CANTON WAS 53.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES
2012 THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AND REPLACES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
53.5 DEGREES SET IN 1931.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN CLEVELAND WAS 54 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2012
THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AND REPLACES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 53.5
SET IN 1998.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ERIE PENNSYLVANIA WAS 53 DEGREES. THIS
MAKES 2012 THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE RECORD IS 53.1 SET
IN 1998.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MANSFIELD WAS 52.9 DEGREES. THIS TIES
2012 FOR THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. 1973 ALSO HAD AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 52.9 DEGREES. THE RECORD IS 53.4 SET IN 1921.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TOLEDO WAS 53 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2012
THE FOURTH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE RECORD IS 53.6 SET IN 1921.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN YOUNGSTOWN WAS 52.2 DEGREES. THIS MAKES
2012 THE SIXTH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE RECORD IS 54.2 SET IN
1931.
Michigan:
A YEARLY RECORD HIGH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 52.6 DEGREES WAS SET AT
MUSKEGON MI DURING 2012.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 50.9 SET IN 1998.
A YEARLY RECORD HIGH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 51.7 DEGREES WAS SET AT
LANSING MI DURING 2012.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 50.6 SET IN 1921.
A YEARLY RECORD HIGH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 52.9 DEGREES WAS SET AT
GRAND RAPIDS MI DURING 2012.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 52.4 SET IN 1921. Sault Ste Marie, Houghton Lake, Alpena, Traverse City, Gaylord (click to enlarge):
Wisconsin: ..TIED FOR WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN GREEN BAY RANK AVG TEMP. YEAR(S) ------------------------------------- 1 49.4 *2012 & 1931 3 48.2 1921 & 1998 5 47.6 1987 ..2ND WARMEST YEAR IN WAUSAU RANK AVG TEMP. YEAR(S) ------------------------------------- 1 48.7 1998 2 47.9 *2012 3 47.7 1931 4 47.1 1987 5 46.4 1999 ..4TH WARMEST YEAR IN RHINELANDER RANK AVG TEMP. YEAR(S) ------------------------------------- 1 46.3 1998 2 45.1 1931 3 44.3 1999 4 44.2 *2012 5 43.9 1987 Minnesota: WITH AN ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 50.8 DEGREES...2012 TIED 1931 FOR THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN THE TWIN CITIES. THAT TEMPERATURE WAS 4.6 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.
2012 will be remembered as the warmest on record for Rochester. March crushed its previous warmest on record by over 6 degrees, setting 18 daily high temperature records. On the whole, 33 daily records were set or tied for warmth, with the no cold records. July baked the region and was the 4th warmest month on record for Rochester. Amazingly, 7 months in 2012 set top 10 records for warmth with 2/3rds of the days recording above normal temperatures.
Seasonal:
Warmest spring on record at 53.8 degrees.
2nd warmest summer on record at 72.4 degrees.
Yearly:
Warmest year on record with 50.2 degrees
The official climate locations of Duluth, MN and International Falls, MN will both finish the year as the 3rd warmest since records began. Below are the current rankings for warmest average annual temperature.
Duluth, MN
1. 44.6 F in 1931
2. 44.5 F in 1887
3. 44.3 F in 2012
4. 43.4 F in 1998
5. 43.0 F in 2006
International Falls, MN
1. 42.4 F in 1987
2. 41.4 F in 1998
3. 40.6 F in 2012
4. 40.3 F in 1981
5. 40.3 F in 2006
6. 40.3 F in 1915
Iowa: * With an average temperature of 56.0 degrees, 2012 was the warmest year on record in Des Moines. This smashes the old record of 54.5 degrees set back in 1931.* There were 42 daily records set this year, this ties the number of daily records in a year also set 1936. The next highest of any year is 35 set in 1991. These records include 2 for daily record snowfall, 4 for daily record precipitation, 16 for daily high minimum temperature and 20 for daily record high temperature.
* The 20 daily record high temperatures for 2012 is the most of any year on record. Two years have 19 daily record high temperatures – 1934 and 1936.
* There were 279 days without measurable snowfall starting on March 5th and extending through December 8th. This is the longest streak on record without measurable snowfall. The old record was 277 days set in 1889.
* There were 244 days that had above normal temperatures, 100 days of below normal temperatures with 22 days recording normal temperatures.
* There were 120 days this year that had a departure of 10 degrees or more above normal compared to 15 days of 10 degrees or more below normal. In other words, almost one-third of all days this year were 10 degrees or more above normal.
* There were 60 days this year that had a departure of 15 degrees or more above normal compared to 2 days of 15 degrees or more below normal.
* There were 21 days this year that had a departure of 20 degrees or more above normal compared to no days of 20 degrees or more below normal.
* There were twelve days this year with an average temperature of 25 degree or more above normal. Seven of these occurred in March and early April during the extraordinary warmth during that time.
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
Record Warmest Year in New England, New York
The National Weather Service is reporting that 2012 was the warmest year on record at many official long-period climate locations in New England and New York. At New York's Central Park, where records have been kept for 144 years, the annual average of 57.3° surpassed the previous record tied in 1998/1991/1990. The previous warmest years at New York were:
57.2 1998/1991/1990 57.0 1953 56.9 1949 56.8 2006 56.7 2010 56.5 1999 56.4 2011/2002 56.3 2001 56.1 1973 56.0 1983Other NWS reports:
AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG MEAN PCPN SNOW REMARKS
-------- ------- -------- ---- ---- -------
Boston 61.5 46.9 54.2 36.73 12.1 ALL-TIME WARMEST
+2.7 +2.9 +2.8 -7.04 -31.7
Hartford 63.6 43.7 53.7 38.44 30.2 ALL TIME WARMEST
+2.9 +3.4 +3.2 -7.41 -10.3
Providence 62.7 44.9 53.8 41.19 26.1 2ND WARMEST
+2.1 +2.4 +2.2 -5.99 -7.7
Worcester 59.2 43.1 51.2 43.88 49.7 ALL-TIME WARMEST
+3.2 +3.5 +3.4 -4.19 -14.4
2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT BURLINGTON VERMONT...WITH A
HISTORICAL DATABASE DATING BACK TO 1884. THE YEARLY MEAN
TEMPERATURE WAS 50.0 DEGREES...OR 4.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010
AVERAGE OF 46.0 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS YEARLY RECORD OF
48.4 DEGREES SET IN 1998. THE NEW TOP 5 ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES
CAN BE SEEN BELOW:
1- 50.0 (2012)
2- 48.4 (1998)
3- 48.2 (2006)
4- 48.1 (2010)
5- 48.1 (1898)
THE YEAR 2012 SAW RECORD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AT SYRACUSE NY,
BINGHAMTON NY, AND AVOCA PA.
FOR SYRACUSE NY, THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED AT 52.5
DEGREES. THE PRIOR RECORD WAS 51.5 DEGREES SET IN THE YEAR 1931.
FOR BINGHAMTON NY, THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED AT 49.4
DEGREES. THE PRIOR RECORD WAS 49.2 DEGREES SET IN THE YEAR 1998.
FOR AVOCA PA, THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED AT 53.0 DEGREES.
THE PRIOR RECORD WAS 52.4 DEGREES SET IN THE YEAR 1921.
FOR SYRACUSE AND AVOCA THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS SET BY AS MUCH AS
0.5 DEGREE, BREAKING RECORDS THAT HAVE STOOD FOR OVER 81 AND 91
YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ALBANY NY FOR 2012 WAS 51.6 DEGREES
WHICH IS 3.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MAKES IT THE WARMEST YEAR ON
RECORD SINCE 1820. THE OLD RECORD WAS 51.4 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1828.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR GLENS FALLS NY FOR 2012 WAS 48.7 DEGREES
WHICH IS 3.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MAKES IT THE SECOND WARMEST
YEAR ON RECORD SINCE 1949. THE WARMEST YEAR OCCURRED IN 1998 WITH AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 48.8 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR POUGHKEEPSIE NY FOR 2012 WAS 53.4
DEGREES WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MAKES IT THE WARMEST
YEAR ON RECORD SINCE 1949.
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