Climate Central: January was warmer and wetter than average in the contiguous U.S., despite the persistent drought in the nation's heartland, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
The average temperature in the lower 48 states reached 32.0°F last month. At 1.6°F above the 20th century average, January 2013 ties 1958 as the 39th-warmest January on record.
That was still warm enough to make February 2012-to-January 2013 the warmest February-to-January period since record-keeping began......
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NOAA: February 2012 to January 2013 Warmest on Record
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 14th, 2013
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