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CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Climate Summary

January 2012

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The average temperature in January 2012 was 36.3 F. This was 5.5 F warmer than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 4th warmest January in 118 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

1.85 inches of precipitation fell in January. This was -0.37 inches less than the 1901-2000 average, the 28th driest such month on record. The precipitation trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is -0.01 inches per decade.

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Data used to calculate Contiguous United States mean temperatures are from the USHCN version 2 data set.

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