Your city just got hotter. NOAA announced new climate normals Tuesday
CNNCNN — The new climate normals released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday reveal that weather across the US is warming. In a warm summer continental climate, four months must average a temperature of at least 50 degrees, all months must average below 71.6 degrees and the coldest month has an averagetemperature below freezing. New York City and Boston’s average high temperature in the summer have slightly risen, and the short-term, 15-year average is even greater than the baseline, 30-year average. Salt Lake City’s average temperature has also risen dramatically – by 1 degree, and the 15-year average shows an even warmer average temperature to reflect more recent weather. In a city like Los Angeles, the average high temperature has actually cooled while lows have slightly warmed, decreasing the daily temperature variation.
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