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The percent area of the contiguous United States very warm and cold and very wet and dry is listed in the table below. These percentages are computed based on the climate division data set. Those climate divisions having the monthly average temperature in the top ten percentile of their historical distribution are very warm and those in the bottom ten percentile are very cold. Likewise, those divisions having the monthly total precipitation in the top ten percentile are very wet and those in the bottom ten percentile are very dry.
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May 2003
Percent Area of the Contiguous U.S. |
| Category |
Very Warm |
Very Cold |
Very Wet |
Very Dry |
| % Area |
26.6% |
1.8% |
13.1% |
4.5% |
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