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  • Global temperature ties with 2005 as record highest for September
    According to NOAA scientists, the globally-averaged temperature for September 2012 tied with 2005 as the warmest September since recordkeeping began in 1880. It also marked the 36th consecutive September and 331st consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. (<a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2012/9"style="font-size:11px;">full report</a>, <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/"style="font-size:11px;">summary</a>)
  • Lower 48 experiences warmer than average September
    A new NOAA analysis finds that the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during September was 67°F, 1.4°F above the long-term average. The January-September period was the warmest first nine months of any year on record for the contiguous United States. (<a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2012/9"style="font-size:11px;">full report</a>, <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/"style="font-size:11px;">summary</a>)