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environment Warmest September on record, worldwide Last month was the warmest September on record, federal climate experts said Friday. Worldwide, the average temperature for the month was about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius), according to Jay Lawrimore of the National Climate Data Center. That's 1.0 degree Fahrenheit above average on records going back to 1880. The second and third warmest Septembers on record occurred in 1997 and 1998, respectively. It was a different story in the United States, with some states warmer than average and some cooler, averaging out to an about-average month, temperature wise. The mean temperature in Maine, Vermont, Nevada and California was much above average, and several other states were significantly warmer than average.
On the other hand, significantly cooler than average temperatures occurred in 17 states, primarily in the Central and Southern Plains, the central Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley and parts of the Southeast, according to NCDC, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. thanks to Progressive Review |