State-by-State: Warmest Seasons & Jan-May
Thirty-one states observed their warmest Spring on record in 2012. Twenty-nine states are working on their warmest year-to-date (January through May) on record. These tables show the warmest Spring and Jan-May periods on record for the contiguous United States and each of the states and regions therein. Records for each of these states and regions begin in January 1895. Note: 2012 data are still considered preliminary. More final data will be available within months.
Warmest Seasons and Jan-May periods on Record:
AS |
AL |
AZ |
AR |
CA |
CO |
CT |
DE |
FL |
GA |
ID |
IL |
IN |
IA |
KS |
KY |
LA |
ME |
MD |
MA |
MI |
MN |
MS |
MO |
MT |
NE |
NV |
NH |
NJ |
NM |
NY |
NC |
ND |
OH |
OK |
OR |
PA |
RI |
SC |
SD |
TN |
TX |
UT |
VT |
VA |
WA |
WV |
WI |
WY |
NEreg |
UMreg |
OVreg |
SEreg |
NPreg |
SOreg |
SWreg |
NWreg |
WTreg
NATIONAL (CONTIGUOUS U.S.)
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 2012 |
+5.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.2°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+3.9°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+3.7°F |
| 7th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+3.4°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1994/95 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Spring 1910 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Winter 1953/54 |
+3.2°F |
|
NATIONAL (CONTIGUOUS U.S.)
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.0°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.7°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+2.9°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1934 |
+2.7°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1998 |
+2.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+2.4°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+2.3°F |
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ALABAMA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.5°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+7.8°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1956/57 |
+6.5°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1926/27 |
+5.8°F |
| |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.8°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.1°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.0°F |
| 9th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.5°F |
| 10th |
Autumn 1919 |
+4.4°F |
|
ALABAMA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1927 |
+4.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1950 |
+3.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.5°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+3.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+2.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1945 |
+2.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1935 |
+2.7°F |
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ARIZONA
Spring 2012: tied for 12th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1989 |
+5.7°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1934 |
+5.2°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 2004 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Spring 2000 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Spring 1895 |
+4.7°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.5°F |
| |
Summer 1896 |
+4.5°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1910 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Winter 1995/96 |
+4.2°F |
| 10th |
Summer 1994 |
+4.1°F |
|
ARIZONA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1934 |
+4.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 1996 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1896 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1900 |
+3.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1989 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2012 |
+2.9°F |
| |
Jan-May 2003 |
+2.9°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2004 |
+2.8°F |
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ARKANSAS
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.7°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.4°F |
| 4th |
Summer 1934 |
+4.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+4.5°F |
| |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.5°F |
| 7th |
Summer 2011 |
+4.4°F |
| |
Winter 1949/50 |
+4.4°F |
| |
Summer 1954 |
+4.4°F |
| 10th |
Summer 2010 |
+3.8°F |
|
ARKANSAS
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1927 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1911 |
+3.6°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+2.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.4°F |
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CALIFORNIA
Spring 2012: 36th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1934 |
+5.2°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1926 |
+4.8°F |
| 3rd |
Summer 1896 |
+4.6°F |
| 4th |
Spring 1997 |
+4.5°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2004 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Spring 1992 |
+4.2°F |
| 7th |
Spring 1910 |
+3.9°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+3.6°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1985/86 |
+3.5°F |
| |
Autumn 1995 |
+3.5°F |
|
CALIFORNIA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+4.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+3.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1997 |
+3.5°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+3.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1996 |
+2.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+2.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2004 |
+2.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1984 |
+2.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1981 |
+2.2°F |
|
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COLORADO
Spring 2012: 2nd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1980/81 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1933/34 |
+6.4°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1934 |
+5.9°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+5.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+5.2°F |
| 7th |
Autumn 1963 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.7°F |
| 9th |
Spring 2004 |
+4.6°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1953/54 |
+4.5°F |
|
COLORADO
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+5.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.9°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.4°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1954 |
+4.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+3.4°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.3°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2009 |
+3.2°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+3.1°F |
|
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CONNECTICUT
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.8°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.1°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+5.5°F |
| |
Spring 2010 |
+5.5°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.1°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.0°F |
| 9th |
Spring 1991 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Winter 1990/91 |
+4.8°F |
|
CONNECTICUT
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.3°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1991 |
+4.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2002 |
+4.3°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+3.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.7°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.3°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.2°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.9°F |
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DELAWARE
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.7°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.6°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.5°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.0°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+4.9°F |
| |
Winter 1990/91 |
+4.9°F |
| |
Spring 1921 |
+4.9°F |
| 10th |
Summer 2010 |
+4.8°F |
|
DELAWARE
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1991 |
+4.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 2002 |
+4.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+4.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1913 |
+3.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.1°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.9°F |
| |
Jan-May 1949 |
+2.9°F |
|
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FLORIDA
Spring 2012: tied for 3rd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.3°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.1°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+4.5°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1971/72 |
+4.1°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.0°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Winter 1912/13 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Winter 1923/24 |
+3.9°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1908 |
+3.5°F |
|
FLORIDA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.0°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1991 |
+2.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 2012 |
+2.7°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1929 |
+2.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1975 |
+2.4°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1957 |
+2.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1945 |
+2.3°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1939 |
+2.0°F |
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GEORGIA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.6°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.2°F |
| |
Winter 1956/57 |
+6.2°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1926/27 |
+4.9°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1919 |
+4.6°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.5°F |
| 8th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.4°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.2°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1908 |
+4.1°F |
|
GEORGIA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1927 |
+3.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.2°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.9°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+2.7°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1950 |
+2.6°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1911 |
+2.5°F |
|
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IDAHO
Spring 2012: tied for 20th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1933/34 |
+8.4°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1934 |
+7.7°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1992 |
+6.5°F |
| 4th |
Winter 2002/03 |
+5.6°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1917/18 |
+5.1°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Winter 1952/53 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Spring 1910 |
+4.8°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1939/40 |
+4.7°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+4.6°F |
|
IDAHO
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+8.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1900 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1994 |
+3.7°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1986 |
+3.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1940 |
+3.3°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+3.2°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+3.1°F |
|
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ILLINOIS
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.6°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+7.8°F |
| 3rd |
Autumn 1931 |
+6.0°F |
| |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.0°F |
| |
Spring 1977 |
+6.0°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.0°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+5.6°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.6°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+5.2°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1920/21 |
+5.1°F |
|
ILLINOIS
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.9°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.2°F |
|
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INDIANA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.7°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+7.6°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.3°F |
| 4th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.2°F |
| 5th |
Spring 1977 |
+6.0°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.5°F |
| |
Winter 1982/83 |
+5.5°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Spring 1921 |
+5.0°F |
|
INDIANA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.9°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.7°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1987 |
+2.7°F |
|
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IOWA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 2012 |
+8.6°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+8.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1991/92 |
+7.6°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1930/31 |
+7.5°F |
| 5th |
Spring 1977 |
+7.2°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+7.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1986/87 |
+7.0°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.5°F |
| 9th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.8°F |
| |
Winter 1920/21 |
+5.8°F |
|
IOWA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1987 |
+6.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.6°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+5.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.4°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+4.2°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.9°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+3.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.7°F |
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KANSAS
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 2012 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1991/92 |
+6.9°F |
| 3rd |
Summer 1934 |
+6.7°F |
| 4th |
Summer 1936 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1963 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Winter 1975/76 |
+5.0°F |
| 8th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.9°F |
| |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.9°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1933/34 |
+4.5°F |
|
KANSAS
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+4.5°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+4.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1987 |
+3.2°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1934 |
+3.1°F |
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KENTUCKY
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.9°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.9°F |
| 4th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.6°F |
| |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+4.5°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.3°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+4.3°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+4.2°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1921 |
+4.1°F |
|
KENTUCKY
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1998 |
+3.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.2°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.1°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.0°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.9°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+2.6°F |
|
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LOUISIANA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.5°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1956/57 |
+5.9°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1926/27 |
+5.8°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+5.7°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+5.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1910/11 |
+4.8°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1922/23 |
+4.7°F |
| 9th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.5°F |
| 10th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.3°F |
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LOUISIANA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1911 |
+4.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.2°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1927 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1907 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1950 |
+3.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+2.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 2000 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.7°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1957 |
+2.6°F |
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MAINE
Spring 2012: 3rd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1932/33 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.4°F |
| 3rd |
Autumn 1913 |
+5.9°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2010 |
+5.8°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 2009/10 |
+5.2°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.2°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.0°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1953/54 |
+4.8°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1905/06 |
+4.7°F |
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MAINE
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2010 |
+6.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1913 |
+4.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1903 |
+3.4°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1910 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.3°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1951 |
+3.0°F |
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MARYLAND
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.3°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.8°F |
| |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.8°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.5°F |
| |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.5°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1921 |
+4.6°F |
| 9th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.5°F |
| 10th |
Spring 2010 |
+4.4°F |
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MARYLAND
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.7°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.3°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.1°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+2.6°F |
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MASSACHUSETTS
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.1°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.5°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.3°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.2°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Spring 2010 |
+5.0°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+4.9°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+4.8°F |
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MASSACHUSETTS
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.7°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1951 |
+2.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.5°F |
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MICHIGAN
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+7.5°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.2°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+6.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.3°F |
| 6th |
Spring 2010 |
+6.0°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+5.8°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1977 |
+5.7°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1918/19 |
+5.4°F |
| |
Winter 1920/21 |
+5.4°F |
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MICHIGAN
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.8°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+4.8°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+4.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1896 |
+3.3°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.2°F |
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MINNESOTA
Spring 2012: 2nd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1930/31 |
+9.7°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+9.6°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1991/92 |
+8.0°F |
| 4th |
Spring 1977 |
+7.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+7.6°F |
| 6th |
Spring 2012 |
+7.5°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+7.1°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1987 |
+6.8°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1943/44 |
+6.6°F |
| 10th |
Winter 2005/06 |
+6.4°F |
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MINNESOTA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1987 |
+8.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+8.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+7.2°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+5.9°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+5.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+5.3°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.0°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+4.8°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+4.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.4°F |
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MISSISSIPPI
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+7.2°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1956/57 |
+6.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1926/27 |
+5.5°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.9°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Winter 1948/49 |
+4.7°F |
| 9th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.6°F |
| 10th |
Autumn 1919 |
+3.9°F |
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MISSISSIPPI
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1927 |
+4.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1938 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+3.8°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1950 |
+3.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1933 |
+2.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1935 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.5°F |
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MISSOURI
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 2012 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.6°F |
| 3rd |
Summer 1934 |
+6.3°F |
| 4th |
Summer 1936 |
+6.0°F |
| 5th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.9°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+5.5°F |
| 7th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+4.9°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1977 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.8°F |
| 10th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+4.5°F |
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MISSOURI
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.3°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1946 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 1986 |
+3.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 1987 |
+3.1°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.9°F |
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MONTANA
Spring 2012: 6th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1991/92 |
+9.4°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1925/26 |
+7.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1930/31 |
+7.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+6.8°F |
| |
Winter 1986/87 |
+6.8°F |
| 6th |
Spring 1910 |
+6.5°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+6.4°F |
| |
Winter 1957/58 |
+6.4°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+6.1°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.1°F |
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MONTANA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1992 |
+7.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1987 |
+6.2°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+5.4°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+5.2°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1926 |
+4.6°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+4.3°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1983 |
+4.0°F |
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NEBRASKA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1991/92 |
+8.2°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+7.8°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1999/00 |
+6.8°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1930/31 |
+6.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1986/87 |
+6.2°F |
| 6th |
Summer 1936 |
+5.8°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1998/99 |
+5.6°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+5.4°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1953/54 |
+5.3°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.3°F |
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NEBRASKA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.3°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1934 |
+4.9°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1987 |
+4.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1981 |
+4.0°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+3.9°F |
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NEVADA
Spring 2012: tied for 15th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1934 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1933/34 |
+6.2°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1992 |
+5.6°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1994/95 |
+4.8°F |
| 6th |
Winter 2002/03 |
+4.6°F |
| 7th |
Spring 2004 |
+4.4°F |
| |
Winter 1985/86 |
+4.4°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1995/96 |
+4.3°F |
| |
Winter 1939/40 |
+4.3°F |
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NEVADA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+7.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+4.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.3°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1940 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.2°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+3.1°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1996 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 2003 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1954 |
+3.0°F |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.8°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1932/33 |
+6.2°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+6.0°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.9°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.7°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.4°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.3°F |
| |
Spring 2010 |
+5.3°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.9°F |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2010 |
+4.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.7°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.5°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.4°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.1°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.9°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.8°F |
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NEW JERSEY
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.9°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.5°F |
| 4th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.1°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.3°F |
| |
Spring 2010 |
+5.3°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.7°F |
| 9th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.6°F |
| |
Spring 1921 |
+4.6°F |
|
NEW JERSEY
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2002 |
+4.2°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+4.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.7°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 2010 |
+3.2°F |
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NEW MEXICO
Spring 2012: 3rd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1906/07 |
+5.0°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1989 |
+4.5°F |
| 3rd |
Summer 2011 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1994/95 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Winter 1998/99 |
+3.9°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Spring 2000 |
+3.7°F |
| 8th |
Spring 2012 |
+3.6°F |
| |
Winter 1956/57 |
+3.6°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1934 |
+3.5°F |
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NEW MEXICO
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.3°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+3.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1934 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1996 |
+3.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1989 |
+2.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1954 |
+2.7°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2009 |
+2.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+2.5°F |
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NEW YORK
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+8.3°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.8°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.6°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.3°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 6th |
Spring 2010 |
+5.9°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+5.8°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.7°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.6°F |
| |
Spring 1921 |
+5.6°F |
|
NEW YORK
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.3°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.6°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+4.3°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+4.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.7°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.5°F |
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NORTH CAROLINA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+4.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1908/09 |
+4.4°F |
| 6th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.3°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Autumn 1985 |
+4.2°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.0°F |
|
NORTH CAROLINA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.3°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.2°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+2.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1950 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.6°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1927 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1933 |
+2.5°F |
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NORTH DAKOTA
Spring 2012: 2nd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1982/83 |
+9.8°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+9.4°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1999/00 |
+9.3°F |
| |
Winter 2005/06 |
+9.3°F |
| 5th |
Spring 1977 |
+8.3°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1925/26 |
+7.1°F |
| 7th |
Spring 2012 |
+7.0°F |
| 8th |
Autumn 1963 |
+6.9°F |
| |
Winter 1941/42 |
+6.9°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1943/44 |
+6.7°F |
|
NORTH DAKOTA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1987 |
+9.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+8.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+7.6°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+7.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+6.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+6.1°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+5.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 2000 |
+5.8°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1934 |
+5.7°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+5.4°F |
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OHIO
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+9.2°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.9°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.8°F |
| 4th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.6°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.7°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.5°F |
| 7th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.4°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1991 |
+5.2°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.2°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.0°F |
|
OHIO
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+4.2°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.0°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+2.9°F |
| |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.9°F |
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OKLAHOMA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Summer 2011 |
+7.3°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.4°F |
| 3rd |
Summer 1934 |
+5.5°F |
| 4th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.3°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+5.1°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.8°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Summer 1936 |
+4.7°F |
| 9th |
Summer 1954 |
+4.6°F |
| |
Summer 1980 |
+4.6°F |
|
OKLAHOMA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+2.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+2.7°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1967 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1992 |
+2.6°F |
|
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OREGON
Spring 2012: 58th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1933/34 |
+6.6°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1934 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1992 |
+4.9°F |
| 4th |
Spring 1910 |
+4.5°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+4.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1957/58 |
+4.3°F |
| |
Winter 2002/03 |
+4.3°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1926 |
+4.2°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1917/18 |
+3.7°F |
| 10th |
Summer 1961 |
+3.6°F |
|
OREGON
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.3°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+3.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1900 |
+2.7°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1994 |
+2.6°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1940 |
+2.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1995 |
+2.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 2003 |
+2.2°F |
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PENNSYLVANIA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.6°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.7°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1997/98 |
+6.5°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.8°F |
| 5th |
Spring 1921 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.4°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.2°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+4.9°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+4.8°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+4.7°F |
|
PENNSYLVANIA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.6°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.1°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.0°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1933 |
+2.9°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.6°F |
|
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RHODE ISLAND
Spring 2012: 2nd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2010 |
+6.4°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.7°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.3°F |
| 5th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.1°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+5.0°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+4.8°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+4.6°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+4.6°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+4.5°F |
|
RHODE ISLAND
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+4.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2002 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+4.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1951 |
+3.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+3.1°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.9°F |
|
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Spring 2012: 2nd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.3°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1956/57 |
+6.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.6°F |
| 5th |
Autumn 1919 |
+4.5°F |
| 6th |
Spring 1908 |
+4.4°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1973/74 |
+4.3°F |
| 8th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Winter 1908/09 |
+4.2°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1912/13 |
+4.1°F |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1950 |
+2.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1913 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1927 |
+2.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1945 |
+2.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.4°F |
|
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1930/31 |
+9.7°F |
| |
Winter 1991/92 |
+9.7°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1986/87 |
+9.6°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+8.2°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+8.0°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+7.9°F |
| 7th |
Spring 2012 |
+7.6°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.5°F |
| 9th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+7.3°F |
| 10th |
Summer 1936 |
+7.0°F |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+7.6°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1987 |
+7.0°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+6.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.1°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+5.7°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+5.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+5.1°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+4.8°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.7°F |
|
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TENNESSEE
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.6°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.3°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.0°F |
| 4th |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+5.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.7°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.0°F |
| |
Winter 1998/99 |
+4.0°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1908 |
+3.9°F |
|
TENNESSEE
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.0°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.7°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1927 |
+3.5°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+2.9°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+2.8°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.6°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.5°F |
|
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TEXAS
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Summer 2011 |
+5.3°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1906/07 |
+5.1°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 2012 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.6°F |
| 5th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.5°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1910/11 |
+4.4°F |
| 7th |
Spring 2006 |
+4.3°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.1°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1922/23 |
+4.0°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+3.9°F |
|
TEXAS
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.6°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+3.4°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1927 |
+3.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1925 |
+2.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+2.6°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.5°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.3°F |
|
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UTAH
Spring 2012: 8th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1934 |
+6.4°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1933/34 |
+6.0°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1980/81 |
+5.8°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1994/95 |
+5.5°F |
| 7th |
Spring 1992 |
+5.3°F |
| 8th |
Summer 2007 |
+5.0°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1995/96 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Winter 2004/05 |
+4.7°F |
|
UTAH
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2000 |
+5.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.9°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+3.8°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+3.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1994 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1954 |
+3.3°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1996 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 2005 |
+3.0°F |
|
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VERMONT
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+8.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1932/33 |
+7.4°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 2012 |
+6.4°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+6.4°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+6.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+6.1°F |
| 8th |
Spring 2010 |
+5.8°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+5.6°F |
| |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.6°F |
|
VERMONT
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.4°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2010 |
+5.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.3°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+4.6°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+4.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1933 |
+3.4°F |
|
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VIRGINIA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.5°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.8°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.2°F |
| 5th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.7°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+4.6°F |
| 7th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+4.4°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+4.2°F |
| 9th |
Autumn 1900 |
+4.0°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1990/91 |
+3.9°F |
|
VIRGINIA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.6°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.1°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+2.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1998 |
+2.7°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1913 |
+2.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.5°F |
|
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WASHINGTON
Spring 2012: 79th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1933/34 |
+5.6°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1957/58 |
+5.3°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1991/92 |
+5.2°F |
| |
Spring 1934 |
+5.2°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1966/67 |
+4.8°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1925/26 |
+4.7°F |
| 7th |
Winter 2002/03 |
+4.5°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.4°F |
| |
Winter 1895/96 |
+4.4°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1992 |
+4.3°F |
|
WASHINGTON
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+5.6°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.0°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.9°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1983 |
+3.4°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1941 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1958 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1994 |
+3.2°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1900 |
+3.1°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+2.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1925 |
+2.8°F |
|
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WEST VIRGINIA
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.7°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.7°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.4°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.6°F |
| 5th |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.8°F |
| 6th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.7°F |
| 8th |
Autumn 1900 |
+4.6°F |
| 9th |
Spring 1921 |
+4.5°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+4.4°F |
|
WEST VIRGINIA
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.1°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.4°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.3°F |
| |
Jan-May 1998 |
+3.3°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.2°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.0°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+2.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.7°F |
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WISCONSIN
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1997/98 |
+9.7°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+9.6°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 2012 |
+7.6°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+7.6°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1930/31 |
+7.2°F |
| 6th |
Spring 1977 |
+7.1°F |
| |
Winter 1982/83 |
+7.1°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.8°F |
| |
Winter 1986/87 |
+6.8°F |
| 10th |
Autumn 1931 |
+6.0°F |
|
WISCONSIN
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+7.8°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+6.9°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1987 |
+6.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+5.2°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+4.4°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.2°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+4.1°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.9°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+3.7°F |
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WYOMING
Spring 2012: 3rd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1933/34 |
+7.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1980/81 |
+6.9°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1992 |
+6.2°F |
| 4th |
Spring 1934 |
+5.9°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Autumn 1963 |
+5.4°F |
| |
Winter 1999/00 |
+5.4°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1953/54 |
+5.2°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1957/58 |
+4.7°F |
| |
Summer 1988 |
+4.7°F |
|
WYOMING
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.2°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.8°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1981 |
+4.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.3°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+3.5°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+3.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.1°F |
| |
Jan-May 1994 |
+3.1°F |
|
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NORTHEAST U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 2001/02 |
+7.3°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.5°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.8°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.7°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+5.6°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1932/33 |
+5.4°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+5.2°F |
| |
Spring 2010 |
+5.2°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1948/49 |
+5.1°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+5.1°F |
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NORTHEAST U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+5.6°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+5.2°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.0°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2010 |
+3.8°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+3.6°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.4°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1949 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 2002 |
+3.2°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.1°F |
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EAST NORTH CENTRAL U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1997/98 |
+9.1°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 2001/02 |
+9.0°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 2011/12 |
+7.8°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2012 |
+7.6°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1930/31 |
+7.4°F |
| |
Winter 1986/87 |
+7.4°F |
| 7th |
Spring 1977 |
+7.1°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+6.7°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+6.5°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+6.1°F |
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EAST NORTH CENTRAL U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+7.9°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1987 |
+7.0°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+6.3°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+5.2°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+5.0°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+4.0°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.8°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1992 |
+3.6°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+3.4°F |
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CENTRAL U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.5°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 2012 |
+7.0°F |
| 3rd |
Autumn 1931 |
+5.7°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.0°F |
| |
Winter 1949/50 |
+5.0°F |
| 6th |
Winter 2001/02 |
+4.9°F |
| 7th |
Spring 1977 |
+4.8°F |
| 8th |
Winter 2011/12 |
+4.6°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+4.4°F |
| 10th |
Spring 1991 |
+4.3°F |
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CENTRAL U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1921 |
+4.5°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1998 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1938 |
+3.7°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.5°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 1991 |
+3.2°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.2°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+2.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.4°F |
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SOUTHEAST U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1931/32 |
+8.3°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1949/50 |
+6.1°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1948/49 |
+6.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1956/57 |
+5.4°F |
| 5th |
Spring 2012 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Winter 1936/37 |
+4.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1926/27 |
+3.9°F |
| 8th |
Autumn 1919 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Winter 1951/52 |
+3.8°F |
| |
Winter 1932/33 |
+3.8°F |
|
SOUTHEAST U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1974 |
+3.0°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1949 |
+2.9°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1990 |
+2.8°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1927 |
+2.7°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.6°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1991 |
+2.5°F |
| |
Jan-May 1950 |
+2.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1953 |
+2.4°F |
| |
Jan-May 1932 |
+2.4°F |
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WEST NORTH CENTRAL U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1991/92 |
+8.2°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1930/31 |
+7.2°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1986/87 |
+7.0°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+6.9°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1982/83 |
+6.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+6.2°F |
| 7th |
Spring 2012 |
+6.1°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1997/98 |
+5.9°F |
| 9th |
Spring 1910 |
+5.7°F |
| |
Winter 2011/12 |
+5.7°F |
|
WEST NORTH CENTRAL U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1992 |
+6.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2012 |
+6.2°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1987 |
+6.0°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+5.2°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 2006 |
+4.9°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.7°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.5°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1931 |
+3.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1946 |
+3.7°F |
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SOUTH U.S.
Spring 2012: warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 2012 |
+5.5°F |
| 2nd |
Summer 2011 |
+5.0°F |
| 3rd |
Autumn 1931 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Winter 1951/52 |
+4.4°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1906/07 |
+4.3°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1931/32 |
+4.2°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.0°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1949/50 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Winter 1998/99 |
+3.9°F |
| 10th |
Summer 1934 |
+3.7°F |
|
SOUTH U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2012 |
+4.5°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 2006 |
+3.6°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1911 |
+3.3°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1927 |
+3.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1921 |
+3.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1938 |
+2.7°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+2.5°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+2.4°F |
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SOUTHWEST U.S.
Spring 2012: tied for 3rd warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1934 |
+5.1°F |
| 2nd |
Winter 1980/81 |
+5.0°F |
| 3rd |
Winter 1906/07 |
+4.7°F |
| 4th |
Spring 1989 |
+4.6°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1933/34 |
+4.4°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1994/95 |
+4.2°F |
| |
Winter 1999/00 |
+4.2°F |
| 8th |
Spring 2004 |
+4.1°F |
| |
Spring 2000 |
+4.1°F |
| |
Spring 2012 |
+4.1°F |
|
SOUTHWEST U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 2000 |
+4.8°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1934 |
+4.7°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.1°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 2012 |
+3.5°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+3.0°F |
| |
Jan-May 1954 |
+3.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1996 |
+2.9°F |
| |
Jan-May 2006 |
+2.9°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2009 |
+2.8°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 1999 |
+2.5°F |
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NORTHWEST U.S.
Spring 2012: tied for 41st warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Winter 1933/34 |
+6.9°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1934 |
+6.5°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1992 |
+5.3°F |
| 4th |
Winter 2002/03 |
+4.8°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1991/92 |
+4.7°F |
| 6th |
Spring 1910 |
+4.4°F |
| 7th |
Winter 1957/58 |
+4.2°F |
| 8th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.1°F |
| 9th |
Winter 1952/53 |
+4.0°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1917/18 |
+3.9°F |
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NORTHWEST U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+6.7°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+5.4°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.5°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1900 |
+3.2°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 1994 |
+3.1°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1925 |
+3.0°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1986 |
+2.8°F |
| |
Jan-May 1940 |
+2.8°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 2003 |
+2.7°F |
| |
Jan-May 1987 |
+2.7°F |
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WEST U.S.
Spring 2012: tied for 25th warmest spring on record
Top 10 seasonal temperature anomalies |
| 1st |
Spring 1934 |
+6.3°F |
| 2nd |
Spring 1992 |
+4.8°F |
| 3rd |
Spring 1926 |
+4.4°F |
| 4th |
Spring 2004 |
+4.2°F |
| 5th |
Winter 1980/81 |
+4.1°F |
| 6th |
Winter 1985/86 |
+3.9°F |
| |
Spring 1997 |
+3.9°F |
| 8th |
Spring 1910 |
+3.7°F |
| |
Winter 1995/96 |
+3.7°F |
| 10th |
Winter 1979/80 |
+3.5°F |
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WEST U.S.
118-year record (1895-2012)
Ten warmest Jan-May periods |
| 1st |
Jan-May 1934 |
+5.3°F |
| 2nd |
Jan-May 1986 |
+4.0°F |
| 3rd |
Jan-May 1992 |
+3.8°F |
| 4th |
Jan-May 1926 |
+3.4°F |
| 5th |
Jan-May 2000 |
+3.3°F |
| 6th |
Jan-May 1997 |
+3.1°F |
| 7th |
Jan-May 1996 |
+2.8°F |
| 8th |
Jan-May 1940 |
+2.4°F |
| 9th |
Jan-May 1981 |
+2.3°F |
| 10th |
Jan-May 2004 |
+2.2°F |
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