
Near-record heat prevailed across the West, with a small patch of cooler-than-average temperatures in the Midwest.
Heat wave shifts west, with much of the eastern U.S. reporting near average temps for the month
By Summit Voice
FRISCO — A brutal summer-long North American heat wave eased up last month, but the monthly temperature was still 1.4 degrees above the long-term average, making it the 23d warmest September on record, and the 16th month in a row with above-average readings in the contiguous 48 states.
The month also brought record and near-record dry conditions to the Northern Plains and Northwest, according to the National Climatic Data Center’s monthly update. Hot readings shifted west, with multiple states states from California through the interior West reporting September readings among the top-warmest on record, including Nevada (third-warmest) and Utah (ninth-warmest). (more…)
Filed under: climate and weather | Tagged: 2012 hottest year, climate, Contiguous United States, global warming, National Climatic Data Center, September 2012 temperatures, United States | Leave a Comment »


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