The new 2011 Climate Summary was just released today! Here are just a few of the highlights:
- In 2011, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 53.8 degrees F (12.1 degrees C) was 1.0 degree F (0.6 degree C) above the 20th century average, and was the 23rd warmest year on record.
- Since 1895, the CONUS has observed a long-term temperature increase of about 0.12 degree F (0.07 degree C) per decade
- Precipitation across the CONUS in 2011 was 0.36 inch below the long-term average (LTA).
- Over the long-term, precipitation averaged across the CONUS, is increasing at a rate of about 0.18 inch (4.6 mm) per decade.
- Sixteen states had annual temperatures among their ten warmest.
- Seven states across the two regions — Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania — had their wettest year on record.
- Georgia had it's 5th driest year ever.
- The combined percent area of the country experiencing either extremely-wet or extremely-dry conditions during 2011 was record high at 58 percent.
You can view the entire report here.
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