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U.S. Percentage Areas (Very Warm/Cold, Very Wet/Dry)
The percentage areas of the contiguous United States are computed based on the climate division data set. Those climate divisions having the monthly average temperature/total precipitation in the top ten percent (> 90th percentile) of their historical distribution are very warm/wet and those in the bottom ten percent (< 10th percentile) are very cold/dry.
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| November | Very Warm: | Very Cold: |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 0.00% | 8.05% |
| 1896 | 13.47% | 41.93% |
| 1897 | 6.05% | 4.28% |
| 1898 | 0.00% | 33.05% |
| 1899 | 38.54% | 0.00% |
| 1900 | 11.51% | 2.87% |
| 1901 | 29.52% | 22.61% |
| 1902 | 38.58% | 0.00% |
| 1903 | 10.28% | 18.62% |
| 1904 | 25.58% | 5.86% |
| 1905 | 0.00% | 3.72% |
| 1906 | 0.20% | 4.03% |
| 1907 | 1.25% | 2.43% |
| 1908 | 2.55% | 0.00% |
| 1909 | 44.10% | 0.00% |
| 1910 | 6.73% | 20.45% |
| 1911 | 0.00% | 55.85% |
| 1912 | 0.24% | 1.28% |
| 1913 | 40.94% | 0.00% |
| 1914 | 15.62% | 0.98% |
| 1915 | 12.24% | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 0.00% | 20.70% |
| 1917 | 33.07% | 15.55% |
| 1918 | 1.72% | 10.50% |
| 1919 | 1.89% | 22.13% |
| 1920 | 0.00% | 7.64% |
| 1921 | 24.97% | 9.06% |
| 1922 | 7.79% | 7.15% |
| 1923 | 12.76% | 0.84% |
| 1924 | 9.85% | 0.00% |
| 1925 | 0.00% | 0.54% |
| 1926 | 16.46% | 24.61% |
| 1927 | 48.23% | 2.74% |
| 1928 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1929 | 0.36% | 42.00% |
| 1930 | 0.78% | 5.40% |
| 1931 | 45.96% | 17.26% |
| 1932 | 9.68% | 25.29% |
| 1933 | 8.32% | 8.62% |
| 1934 | 33.00% | 0.00% |
| 1935 | 0.41% | 19.62% |
| 1936 | 0.17% | 14.26% |
| 1937 | 5.09% | 6.85% |
| 1938 | 0.00% | 22.85% |
| 1939 | 16.04% | 7.75% |
| 1940 | 0.00% | 12.70% |
| 1941 | 1.31% | 0.11% |
| 1942 | 13.31% | 0.21% |
| 1943 | 0.77% | 1.70% |
| 1944 | 3.19% | 2.53% |
| 1945 | 7.47% | 1.72% |
| 1946 | 17.57% | 7.85% |
| 1947 | 0.45% | 40.61% |
| 1948 | 15.68% | 12.15% |
| 1949 | 54.76% | 1.74% |
| 1950 | 14.08% | 20.21% |
| 1951 | 0.00% | 39.85% |
| 1952 | 0.00% | 24.52% |
| 1953 | 29.81% | 0.00% |
| 1954 | 42.02% | 1.98% |
| 1955 | 0.00% | 27.91% |
| 1956 | 0.47% | 9.05% |
| 1957 | 0.93% | 23.06% |
| 1958 | 3.32% | 0.00% |
| 1959 | 1.36% | 38.46% |
| 1960 | 0.10% | 0.00% |
| 1961 | 1.90% | 12.19% |
| 1962 | 18.55% | 4.01% |
| 1963 | 14.57% | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 5.48% | 9.60% |
| 1965 | 38.96% | 0.93% |
| 1966 | 18.24% | 0.00% |
| 1967 | 8.05% | 15.78% |
| 1968 | 0.00% | 1.54% |
| 1969 | 0.00% | 4.01% |
| 1970 | 0.00% | 5.67% |
| 1971 | 0.00% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 0.00% | 39.80% |
| 1973 | 18.92% | 1.67% |
| 1974 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 14.64% | 0.71% |
| 1976 | 5.57% | 53.45% |
| 1977 | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| 1978 | 12.27% | 12.51% |
| 1979 | 5.07% | 24.71% |
| 1980 | 3.32% | 3.29% |
| 1981 | 31.28% | 0.00% |
| 1982 | 0.46% | 5.16% |
| 1983 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 0.00% | 0.92% |
| 1985 | 26.26% | 41.25% |
| 1986 | 11.11% | 6.72% |
| 1987 | 12.74% | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 3.29% | 0.00% |
| 1989 | 3.22% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 23.25% | 0.00% |
| 1991 | 1.19% | 29.26% |
| 1992 | 0.45% | 23.89% |
| 1993 | 0.23% | 30.38% |
| 1994 | 30.57% | 18.86% |
| 1995 | 29.88% | 27.25% |
| 1996 | 0.44% | 40.76% |
| 1997 | 3.20% | 9.78% |
