Record Temperatures

March Temperatures: Record Warmth U.S., But Coolest Globally Since 1999

Paul Yeager | Posted 04.19.2012

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Paul Yeager

The warmth across the United States was widespread and intense, especially across the eastern two-thirds of the nation. Many states recorded their warmest March in the 118 years of such records, and it was the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States.

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Mankind Reportedly Kept Temperatures At Record Levels

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

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* Warming may have "irreversible impact" * U.S. tornado season one of the worst on record * Arctic sea ice volume at rec...

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Summer of 2011 Rewrites Record Books

David Kroodsma | Posted 11.08.2011

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Is This Heat the 'New Normal'? A Look at Philadelphia (VIDEO)

David Kroodsma | Posted 10.04.2011

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David Kroodsma

Every 10 years NOAA scientists calculate average temperatures and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations. These "new normals" indicate how a changing climate may affect everything from energy bills to crops to insurance premiums.

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Hot Nights: July Shatters Temperature Records

David Kroodsma | Posted 10.03.2011

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David Kroodsma

2011-08-03-Screenshot20110803at4.34.07PM.jpg What made this month unusual wasn't only the hot days, but rather the hot nights.

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Heat Wave Kills At Least 22 People

Reuters | Karin Matz | Posted 09.19.2011

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A searing heat wave in the central and southern United States has killed at least 22 people this week, and forecasters Wednesd...

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The C-Word

Heidi Cullen | Posted 08.03.2011

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Heidi Cullen

"Is this global warming?" "Is climate change to blame?" "Is the weather getting worse?" These are big -- almost existential -- questions. I suspect they are a polite way of asking, "Is this our fault?"

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PHOTOS: Total Scorchers -- 9 Nations That Broke Heat Records This Summer

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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2010 has been dominated by extreme natural phenomena, becoming known as the year of 'global weirding.' Heat waves are just one of the many dramatic f...

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17 Nations Beat or Equal All-Time Heat Records This Summer So Far

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Russia's current heatwave being the worst in 1000 years and doubling the daily death rate in Moscow wasn't enough, check out this sweaty stat: Acco...

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How Hot? Too Hot for Paragraphs!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rick Horowitz

The kind of hot-and-sticky that you read about in books, The kind that sends you searching for cool crannies and dry nooks, Some temperate location...

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