This statistic represents the warmest consecutive 12-month periods in the contiguous U.S. as of April 2012, based on temperature departure from the 20th century average. The period between November 1999 and October 2000 was around 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th century average.
Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure*
(in Fahrenheit)
* Data are based on temperature departure from the 20th century average. ** These figures are preliminary. The contiguous U.S. (CONUS) are the 48 continental states and the District of Columbia.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (May 8, 2012). Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure* (in Fahrenheit) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure* (in Fahrenheit)." Chart. May 8, 2012. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2012). Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure* (in Fahrenheit). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Warmest Consecutive 12-month Periods in Contiguous United States as of April 2012, Based on Temperature Departure* (in Fahrenheit)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure* (in Fahrenheit) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Warmest consecutive 12-month periods in contiguous United States as of April 2012, based on temperature departure* (in Fahrenheit) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 8, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224253/the-warmest-12-month-consecutive-periods-in-contiguous-united-states/