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Climate of 2001 - December |
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Use these links to access detailed analyses of Global and U.S. data.
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Contents of This Report:
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December 2001 temperatures were near normal over the western half of the contiguous United States and above normal to much above normal over the eastern half. Vermont and New Jersey experienced a record warm December. |
| The graph to the right shows the 1918-2001 temperature time series for Alaska. In December, temperatures averaged across the state were below the long-term mean. This was a marked change from last year when temperatures yielded the third warmest December. |
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It was the second warmest December in the 1895 to present record for the Northeast region. Nine of the last 11 Decembers have had temperatures that were above the mean. Temperature time series for all regions can be found in the table below. |
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| December precipitation was characterized by considerable regional variability. It was very dry in the East Coast states and in the central and northern Plains while some western and southern states received above average precipitation. South Dakota and Nebraska experienced their second and third driest December in the 1895 to present record, respectively. |
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December 2001 was the 11th driest December in the 1895 to present record for the Southeast region. Precipitation in the last four Decembers has been below the long term mean. Precipitation time series for all regions can be found in the table below. |
| Preliminary data indicate that precipitation in the Primary Hard Red Winter Wheat Belt was below average for October through December 2001. The growing season runs from October through February. |  larger image |
View a temperature or precipitation time series for any region from the table below. Click on a region's precipitation or temperature rank to view the 1895-2001 December time series.
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Historical precipitation and temperature ranking maps are also available courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center.
Additional information about current climate anomalies can be found at the respective Web Pages of the Southern Regional Climate Center, Western Regional Climate Center, Midwest Regional Climate Center, Southeast Regional Climate Center, High Plains Regional Climate Center, and the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
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For further information on the historical climate perspective presented in this report, contact:
Dimitri Chappas
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
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fax: 828-271-4328
email: Dimitri.H.Chappas@noaa.gov
Jay Lawrimore
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
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Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4328
email: Jay.Lawrimore@noaa.gov
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