Climate Monitoring / Climate At A Glance / CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES / Help page delimiter

CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Climate Summary

April 2012

page delimiter

The average temperature in April 2012 was 55.7 F. This was 3.6 F warmer than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 3rd warmest April in 118 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

2.23 inches of precipitation fell in April. This was -0.20 inches less than the 1901-2000 average, the 41st driest such month on record. The precipitation trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.01 inches per decade.

Select from the options below to view graphs and tables of monthly temperature and precipitation data for the CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES , then click "submit". (Please wait 20-30 seconds)

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

Data Type :

First Year to Display :

Period :

Last Year to Display :

Location:

Base Period:
BegYr: EndYr:

Output Type: Line Chart* Bar Chart*
Plot Trend Line No Trend Line
*A minimum of 8 years is required to generate chart output.

Table
Sort by: Year Rank

Please see our ftp site for statewide temperature and precipitation data
which are used in making these charts and tables.

Information for users experiencing problems receiving requested output.

Climate Monitoring / Climate At A Glance / CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES / Help

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/na.html
Downloaded Friday, 25-May-2012 23:23:22 EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, 08-May-2012 10:57:38 EDT by Karin.L.Gleason@noaa.gov
Please see the NCDC Contact Page if you have questions or comments.