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U.S. Climate Monitoring
Preliminary Products
November 2003

National Climatic Data Center
Asheville, North Carolina
5 December 2003

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National Overview / November / 3 months / 6 months / 12 months / U.S. percent area very wet/dry/warm/cold

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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.

November 2003
Percent Area of the Contiguous U.S.
Category Very Warm Very Cold Very Wet Very Dry
% Area 18.4% 2.0% 7.1% 0.0%

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For all climate questions other than questions concerning this report, please contact the National Climatic Data Center's Climate Services Division:

Climate Services Division
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4876
phone: 828-271-4800
email: ncdc.info@noaa.gov

For further information on the historical climate perspective presented in this report, contact:

Jay Lawrimore
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4328
email: Jay.Lawrimore@noaa.gov
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