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16 May 2012
April 2012 Makes 427th Consecutive Months With Ocean Temps. Warmer Than 20th Century Average
Ocean temperatures in April were the second warmest on record and this makes April the 427th month in a row with ocean temperatures above the average of the 20th century. Here are the exact numbers from NOAA: The U.S. Climate Extremes Index was at a record high for the January April period as well: and NOAA says for the U.S.: The contiguous United States mean temperature during …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.