Due to the extraordinary heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to summer-like levels across the eastern two-thirds of the country, March was officially the warmest such month in history for the Lower 48 states, the National Climatic Data Center NCDC announced Monday. The heat wave was unprecedented in its scope and magnitude for so early [...]
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Heat records in U.S. outnumber cold records 35 to 1 in March
U.S. daily record high temperatures continued to surge into the end of March, with new heat records overwhelming cold records by the incredible ratio of 35.3 to 1. The total number of heat records was 6,182, nearly double the number in the sweltering month of August last year. The monthly count for March was also [...]
“Surreal heat” jump starts early asthma season with record pollen counts
The surreal heat that’s baking much of the central and eastern USA has unleashed an unusually early and intense blast of tree pollen, making life miserable for tens of millions of people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Forecasters and allergists blame the unseasonably warm weather, and few cold snaps, for causing plants to bloom weeks [...]
“Mind-boggling” temperatures across U.S. says NOAA
With temperatures soaring in many places around the United States, many might be wondering if this is a sign of another sweltering summer. On Wednesday (March 21) alone, more than 70 major cities were within sight of record highs, according to the Weather Channel. Quite a few of those cities have already broken the previous [...]
Mutant Heat Wave Shattering Records
More than 2,200 warm temperature records have been set so far in March. Take a look at the map above to see where temps are crazy departures from normal. This isn’t your average heat wave. Its duration, set against more than a century of record keeping, makes it one for the climate change chronicles. Here’s [...]
2,430 new record temps last week as heat soared in USA
Total Records: 2430 High Temp: 1587 High Min Temp: 843 March 9 – March 16, 2012
2,430 new record temperature highs in the U.S. over last week
2,430 new high temperature records set in the U.S., March 9-March 15 High Temp: 1587 High Min Temp: 843
Over 1600 high temperature records broken in U.S. over last week
Total Records: 1647 High Temp: 1029 High Min Temp: 618
400 new record highs set across the U.S.
Out of a possible 5,362 records: 307 (Broken) + 93 (Tied) = 400 Total NOTE: These records are based on the historical daily observations archived in NCDC’s Cooperative Summary of the Day data set and preliminary reports from Cooperative Observers and First Order National Weather Service stations, and as such are subject to change. The [...]
More than 100 new records highs in USA, for the 2nd day in a row
U.S. Daily Highest Max Temperature Records set on March 13, 2012 Out of a possible 5,374 records: 138 Broken + 46 Tied = 184 Total NOTE: These records are based on the historical daily observations archived in NCDC’s Cooperative Summary of the Day data set and preliminary reports from Cooperative Observers and First Order National [...]
