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NOAA: Average US Temperature in September 1 F Above 20th Century Average

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inches (63 mm), exactly the 1901-2000 average. Additionally California, Nevada, Montana and North Dakota posted their third warmest, Idaho its fourth warmest, Utah fifth warmest, Minnesota sixth warmest, and Oregon registered its eighth warmest. The acreage burned by wildfires was roughly half of the 2000-2009 average.

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NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

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C) above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14 th warmest April on record). cm) below the 1901-2000 average. Only three states (California, Nevada and Oregon) had cooler-than-average temperatures in April. NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the April 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 54.3 °F