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Cooling off in October

October broke a 16-month streak of warmer than average temperatures in the contiguous United States. Nevertheless, 2012 was poised to go down as the warmest year on record.


Maps by NOAA. Caption by Adam Voiland, based on NOAA’s U.S. Temperature Update.

Published November 16, 2012
Data acquired October 1 - 31, 2012

Source:
In situ Measurement