|
FatalWishes
Administrator
Posts: 5509
Registered: 6/24/2004
Location: Fort Worth Texas
Member Is Offline
Points: 101961
Mood: Aging Cynic
|
NOAA REPORTS COOL SUMMER, SEVENTH COLDEST AUGUST ON RECORD
NOAA REPORTS COOL SUMMER, SEVENTH COLDEST AUGUST ON RECORD ACROSS THE LOWER 48 STATES; RECORD NUMBER OF NAMED ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLONES FOR AUGUST
| Quote From Source: | Sept. 16, 2004 -- The contiguous United States experienced its 16th coolest summer (June-August) on record and seventh coolest August, according to scientists at NOAA Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. While much of the West, including Alaska, remained warmer than average, the majority of the nation had a cool summer, with Minnesota having its coldest August on record. Meanwhile, eight named tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin broke a record for named storms during the month of August. (Click NOAA image for larger view of USA regional temperature rankings for June through August 2004, which is considered meteorological summer. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit NOAA.)
NOAA scientists report that the average temperature for the contiguous United States for June-August (based on preliminary data) was 71.1 degrees F (21.7 degrees C), which was 1.0 degree F (0.6 degrees C) below the 1895-2003 mean, and the 16th coolest summer on record. The mean temperature in 30 states was significantly below average, with only three states (Nevada, Washington and Oregon) averaging much warmer than the long-term mean. Alaska had a record warm May, June and July and though final numbers are not yet available, August and the summer was very warm across the state.
Nationwide, June - August 2004 was the 10th wettest summer, with dryness remaining in parts of the Southwest and northern Plains, but the southern region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas) had its wettest summer on record. Seven states in the contiguous U.S. had much wetter-than-average conditions for the summer, with Texas and Pennsylvania having their second and fourth wettest summers on record, respectively.
| | Click source url to view entire story. |
Source: NOAA News
Source URL: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2319.htm
FatalWishes has attached this image:
|
|
|
|
|
| Site Stats |
Registered Users: 150
Topics: 4077
Posts: 20622
News Stories: 147215
Satellite Images: 1092455
|
|
![[*]](/images/corporate/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
posted on 9/27/2004 at 07:32
