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NOAA USA January 2013 – 38 Januaries Were Warmer – Large Chunks of West 6F to 8F colder than Normal

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NOAA finally has the January 2013 USA 48 data out.

January 2013 is ranked 81 out of 119.

38 January’s were warmer.

USA 48 January’s warmer than 2013:  1900,1901,1906,1908,1909,1911,1914,1919,1921,1923,1928,1931,1933,1934,1938,1939,1941,1944,1947,1952,1953,1967,1975,1981,1983,1986,1989,1990,1992,1995,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2005,2006,2012

The dark blue is 6F to 8F colder than normal.

These are the 48 states listed from coldest to warmest. Dif is the difference between Jan 2013 and the warmest January.

Utah has the 8th coldest January in its history and it was 15.7F colder than the warmest January in Utah.

Florida is the state with the smallest dif, and even then it was 4.7F colder than the coldest January in Florida.

State Jan_2013 Jan_ranked Warmest_Year Warmest_Temp Dif
Utah 17.4 8 1953 33.1 15.7
Nevada 23.5 9 1953 38.7 15.2
Idaho 18.1 17 2003 32.1 14
Arizona 38.6 22 1986 48.3 9.7
Colorado 20.6 25 1986 31.2 10.6
Oregon 29 26 2003 39.7 10.7
California 42.8 31 2003 50.7 7.9
New Mexico 31.9 32 1911 40.4 8.5
Washington 29.5 38 1994 37.8 8.3
Wyoming 18.7 55 2003 28.3 9.6
Maine 16.1 71 1932 24.5 8.4
Nebraska 25.2 72 1990 32 6.8
Texas 47.7 76 1907 54.2 6.5
Indiana 29.9 77 1933 37.4 7.5
Montana 21.4 78 1986 30.1 8.7
South Dakota 19.5 79 1990 28.5 9
North Dakota 10.7 80 1990 22 11.3
Arkansas 41.7 81 1933 48.1 6.4
Illinois 29.1 81 1933 37.7 8.6
Kentucky 36.6 81 1932 43.3 6.7
Minnesota 11.4 81 1944 21.7 10.3
New Hampshire 20.4 81 1913 27.7 7.3
Wisconsin 17.1 81 1990 24.7 7.6
Louisiana 52.2 84 1907 59.5 7.3
Ohio 30.6 84 2006 38.8 8.2
West Virginia 34.2 86 1937 42.5 8.3
Kansas 32.3 87 1986 38.2 5.9
Pennsylvania 29.5 87 1950 37.2 7.7
Connecticut 28.4 88 1913 35.2 6.8
Mississippi 48.5 89 1937 55.4 6.9
Iowa 21.9 90 1933 30.9 9
Oklahoma 39.7 90 1923 46 6.3
Tennessee 41 90 1937 47.2 6.2
Massachusetts 27.9 91 1932 34.9 7
Michigan 23.3 92 1932 29.6 6.3
Missouri 33.7 93 1933 40.7 7
New York 24.6 93 1933 31 6.4
Maryland 36 94 1932 43.8 7.8
New Jersey 34.1 94 1950 40.8 6.7
Virginia 38.8 94 1932 45.9 7.1
Rhode Island 31.7 95 1937 38 6.3
North Carolina 44.4 96 1937 51.8 7.4
Vermont 20.3 98 1933 27.4 7.1
Alabama 50.1 103 1937 58.2 8.1
Delaware 38.8 103 1932 45.8 7
South Carolina 50.2 107 1950 56.3 6.1
Florida 64.1 109 1974 68.8 4.7
Georgia 52.6 109 1937 58.6 6

NOAA Nov 2012 – The East was Cold!

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While NOAA’s data has been called into question, the November 2012 data is out for the contiguous USA.

The east was cold! 25 out of the 48 states were ranked 59 or under (which is pretty cold)

For example, North Carolina and Virgina’s November were ranked 11 out of 118, which means 107 were warmer! And The warmest November was in 1985 NC’s November in 1985 was 12.8F warmer than Nov 2012.

No state set a record for coldest or warmest. 9 of the state records were set in 1985.

Washington States November record was from 1899.

The table is sorted from lowest ranking (coldest) to warmest.

State Nov_2012 Nov Ranked Warmest Nov Year Warmest Nov Temp Dif
North Carolina 46.6 11 1985 59.4 12.8
Virginia 42.8 11 1985 53.8 11
South Carolina 50.6 17 1985 62.6 12
West Virginia 39.6 17 1985 50.9 11.3
Maryland 42.3 18 1985 51.6 9.3
Kentucky 42.8 20 1931 53.7 10.9
Florida 62.3 20 1986 72.4 10.1
Mississippi 51.4 21 1927 60.7 9.3
New Jersey 41.6 21 2006 49.8 8.2
Pennsylvania 38.2 26 1931 48 9.8
Tennessee 45.6 28 1985 55.5 9.9
Delaware 44.6 29 1985 53.4 8.8
Alabama 51.4 30 1985 61.5 10.1
Indiana 40.2 33 1931 49.9 9.7
Georgia 52.7 33 1985 63.4 10.7
Ohio 39.8 36 1931 49.3 9.5
New York 36 37 1931 44.2 8.2
Rhode Island 41.9 40 1975 48.6 6.7
Connecticut 39.5 42 2006 46.3 6.8
Massachusetts 39.5 44 2006 46 6.5
Louisiana 56.8 46 1927 64.2 7.4
Illinois 40.9 49 2001 49.8 8.9
Maine 33.1 53 1931 39.4 6.3
Arkansas 49.8 55 1909 58.5 8.7
Vermont 34.5 55 1909 44.4 9.9
New Hampshire 35.3 60 2006 41.3 6
North Dakota 27.5 63 2001 37.4 9.9
Michigan 36.2 64 2001 43.9 7.7
Missouri 45.2 71 1909 52.6 7.4
Minnesota 31 76 2001 41.1 10.1
Wisconsin 34.6 80 2001 43.5 8.9
Montana 32.5 83 1949 40.2 7.7
Iowa 38.7 86 2001 47.9 9.2
South Dakota 35 89 1999 42.4 7.4
Washington 40.8 90 1899 46.3 5.5
Nebraska 39.4 93 1999 45 5.6
Oregon 41.6 98 1999 44.4 2.8
Oklahoma 51.6 100 1999 56 4.4
Kansas 46 102 1999 50.4 4.4
California 53.8 103 1995 57.1 3.3
Texas 58.8 105 1927 62.9 4.1
Nevada 42.5 106 1949 45.6 3.1
Idaho 37.7 107 1999 39.8 2.1
Wyoming 35.5 110 1949 39.4 3.9
Utah 40.5 110 1999 42.1 1.6
Arizona 53.7 110 2007 55.3 1.6
New Mexico 46.7 114 1927 47.8 1.1
Colorado 38.8 116 1949 41.4 2.6

October 2012 Precipitation NOAA

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No state broke a record for driest October in 2012 according to the NOAA.

Texas came closest to a record with its 9th driest October at .83 inches. It will be hard to break the 1952 record of .02 inches.

New Mexico had very little rain during its 14th driest October. The record from 1952 was 0 so it can only be tied.

Delaware did break a record for wettest October ever.

15 states have 1952 as the driest October,  12 have 1963 and 6 are from 1924.

A rank of 1 = driest. A rank of 118 = wettest.

State Oct_2012 Oct_ranked Driest Lowest_Rainfall Wettest Highest_Rainfall
Texas 0.83 9 1952 0.02 1919 6.99
New Mexico 0.31 14 1952 0 1972 3.64
Oklahoma 1.28 20 1952 0.14 1941 11.32
Colorado 0.67 23 1952 0.07 1969 3.33
Arizona 0.31 25 1952 0 1972 5.19
Kansas 1.25 33 1952 0.02 1941 5.94
Nebraska 0.86 33 1933 0.07 2008 4.5
Louisiana 1.83 36 1952 0.03 2009 13.59
South Carolina 1.7 38 2000 0.01 1990 11.45
Georgia 1.89 43 1963 0.08 1994 8.24
South Dakota 0.9 43 1952 0.02 1998 5.42
California 0.75 47 1995 0.04 1962 4.44
Wyoming 0.87 49 1952 0.13 1998 2.47
Florida 3.24 51 2010 0.47 1924 9.56
Utah 0.85 51 1952 0 1972 3.4
Nevada 0.59 60 1952 0.01 2004 2.16
Missouri 3.16 61 1964 0.47 1941 10.47
Minnesota 1.88 62 1952 0.15 1971 5.76
Arkansas 3.33 63 1963 0.12 2009 14.36
North Carolina 3.53 69 2000 0.1 1971 8.57
Alabama 3.01 70 1963 0.04 1995 9.4
Connecticut 4.24 77 1924 0.36 2005 15.69
Iowa 2.94 78 1952 0.02 2009 6.36
Kentucky 3.19 79 1963 0.16 1919 7.43
Mississippi 3.56 79 1963 0.07 2009 9.84
Rhode Island 4.75 91 1946 0.35 2005 14.63
Idaho 2.02 92 1978 0.08 1975 3.01
Massachusetts 5.17 92 1924 0.27 2005 14.25
Indiana 4 93 1908 0.35 1919 8.51
Illinois 3.94 95 1964 0.2 1941 9.23
Tennessee 4.03 95 1963 0.03 1919 7.46
Virginia 4.32 96 2000 0.09 1976 8.69
New York 4.88 99 1963 0.33 2005 8.39
Vermont 5.12 101 1963 0.52 2005 9.57
West Virginia 4.48 101 1963 0.23 1925 7.33
Wisconsin 3.85 102 1952 0.17 1900 6
New Hampshire 5.43 105 1924 0.31 2005 13.81
North Dakota 1.96 105 1952 0.1 1982 4.71
Oregon 3.25 105 1895 0.05 1950 6.45
Montana 1.58 106 1987 0.08 1946 2.34
Pennsylvania 5.32 107 1963 0.24 1976 6.59
New Jersey 6.79 109 1924 0.32 2005 11.98
Ohio 4.56 109 1924 0.25 1919 6.34
Michigan 4.79 112 1924 0.48 1954 5.73
Washington 6.04 112 1987 0.23 1947 7.82
Maine 6.65 114 1947 0.36 2005 11.39
Maryland 7.68 116 1963 0.16 1976 8.05
Delaware 8.89 118 1963 0.14 2012 8.89

NOAA October 2012 – So Many States Were Really Cold!

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Boy was it cold in October in the middle of the USA.

This is the list of the 48 CONUS by rank.

Arkansas had the 16th coldest October since 1895. It was 9.9F colder than the warmest October in 1963.

North Dakota was 13.8F colder than the record warmest October – 1963.

14 states warmest October was 1963 and 11 were 1919 and 10 were 1947.

State Oct_2012 Oct Rank Warmest Oct Year Warmest Oct Temp F
Arkansas 58.9 16 1963 68.8
Nebraska 47.6 17 1963 59.8
Mississippi 61.5 18 1919 72.7
Missouri 54.2 18 1963 66.7
Kansas 53.7 20 1963 65.8
Iowa 48.4 21 1963 61.9
Tennessee 56.5 21 1919 67.3
Illinois 52.2 22 1963 64.1
North Dakota 41 23 1963 54.8
Kentucky 54.8 24 1919 64.7
Louisiana 65.5 24 1919 75.2
Oklahoma 59.5 24 1963 69.9
South Dakota 45.7 26 1963 57.5
Indiana 52.2 28 1947 61.8
Montana 42 28 1963 50.6
Wisconsin 45.1 28 1963 57
Minnesota 43.1 29 1963 56
Alabama 62.4 34 1919 74
Ohio 52.1 40 1947 60.4
Wyoming 42.5 42 1963 50.5
Colorado 46.4 45 1963 53.4
Idaho 45 45 1988 52.4
West Virginia 52.7 45 1919 61.2
Texas 65.7 47 1947 71.7
Michigan 47.5 48 1947 56.7
Oregon 49 52 1988 55.6
North Carolina 59.6 54 1919 68.9
Washington 48.5 55 1901 53.9
Virginia 56.6 60 1919 64.7
South Carolina 63.4 61 1919 73.6
Georgia 64.7 66 1919 74.5
Florida 73.3 74 1919 78.5
Pennsylvania 52.3 74 1947 57.8
Maryland 57 76 2007 62.5
New Mexico 55.3 82 1950 60.8
Utah 51.1 91 1988 55.5
New York 50.7 94 1947 55.8
New Jersey 56.8 96 2007 62
Nevada 52.9 97 1988 56.9
Arizona 63.8 98 2003 67.7
California 63.3 98 2003 66.3
Connecticut 54.1 101 1913 59.1
Maine 48 101 1913 57.7
Massachusetts 53.4 102 1947 57.1
Delaware 60.2 105 2007 64.2
New Hampshire 49.9 105 1947 53.6
Vermont 49.4 105 1947 52.9
Rhode Island 55.8 107 1947 58.4

October 2012 – Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr according to NOAA

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October 2012 was cold according to the NOAA.

The average temperature in October 2012 was 53.9 F. This was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 44th coolest October in 118 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade

74 Octobers were warmer.

 

 

 

NOAA September 2012 = 15 Year Trend By State

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There has been much discussion in the climate blogosphere over the flat line in HADCRUT over the last 15 years.

Here are the 15 year trends from NOAA by State. Highlighted = Cooling

State 15 Year Trends in F/Decade
Alabama 0.1
Arizona -0.2
Arkansas 0
California 0.5
Colorado -0.3
Connecticut 0.4
Delaware 1
Florida -0.2
Georgia -0.1
Idaho -0.7
Illinois -0.1
Indiana -0.1
Iowa -0.7
Kansas -0.3
Kentucky -0.2
Louisiana 0.1
Maine 0.7
Maryland 0.4
Massachusetts 0.2
Michigan -0.3
Minnesota -0.7
Mississippi 0.1
Missouri 0
Montana -0.9
Nebraska -0.8
Nevada -0.1
New Hampshire 0.3
New Jersey 0.8
New Mexico 0.1
New York 0.4
North Carolina 0.2
North Dakota -0.9
Ohio 0
Oklahoma 0.3
Oregon -0.6
Pennsylvania -0.1
Rhode Island 0.1
South Carolina 0.3
South Dakota -1
Tennessee 0
Texas 0
Utah -0.5
Vermont 0.8
Virginia 0.5
Washington -1.2
West Virginia 0.1
Wisconsin -0.6
Wyoming -0.1