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National Climate Summary
May 2006
National Climatic Data Center
Asheville, North Carolina
6 June 2006
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US Percent Area very wet/dry and very 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 percent (> 90th percentile) are very wet and those in the bottom ten percent (< 10th percentile) are very dry.
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May 2006
Percent Area of the Contiguous U.S. |
| Category |
Very Warm |
Very Cold |
Very Wet |
Very Dry |
| % Area |
27.8% |
0.2% |
3.1% |
11.1% |
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Climate Services Division
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For further information on the historical climate perspective presented in this report, contact:
Richard Heim
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4328
email: Richard.Heim@noaa.gov
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