NOAA: 2009 Global Temperatures Well Above Average; Slightly Above-Average for U.S.
December 08, 2009
December 08, 2009
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release:
U.S. precipitation above normal for 2009
Global surface temperatures for 2009 will be well above the long-term average, while the annual temperature for the contiguous United States will likely be above the long-term average, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/) . . .
U.S. precipitation above normal for 2009
Global surface temperatures for 2009 will be well above the long-term average, while the annual temperature for the contiguous United States will likely be above the long-term average, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/) . . .