NOAA: November Warmer than Average in U.S., January-November
Temperature Near Average for U.S. December 11, 2008 The November
2008 temperature for the contiguous United States was warmer
than the long-term average, according to NOAA’s National
Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The January-November
2008 temperature was near average. The average November
temperature of 44.5 degrees F was 2.0 degrees F above the 20th
Century average. Precipitation across the contiguous United
States in November averaged 1.93 inches, which is 0.20 inch
below the 1901-2000 average. For the January-November period,
the average temperature of 54.9 degrees F was 0.3 degree above
the 20th Century average. The nation’s January-November
temperature has increased at a rate of 0.12 degrees per decade
since 1895, and at a faster rate of 0.41 degrees each decade
during the last 50 years. All findings are based on a
preliminary analysis of data based on records dating back to
1895. U.S. Temperature Highlights - November temperatures we