New NOAA climate 'normals' warmer than ever

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The average temperatures in the contiguous U.S. over the past three decades, or “climate normals,” reached a record high, according to a Washington Post analysis of data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
From 1991 to 2020, the 30-year average was 53.28 degrees Fahrenheit for the 48 contiguous U.S. states, a record high. The country has warmed 1.7 degrees, roughly the same as the global rate, since 1901-1930, the first three-decade period for which climate normals were recorded.
NOAA data indicated climate normals increased 0.46 degrees from the 30-year period between 1981 and 2010 to the period between 1991 and 2020. This is the second-highest increase on record for the country, after the 0.5-degree increase between 1971 and 2000, and 1981 and 2010, according to the Post.

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