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National Climate Summary
Percentage Area Wet/Dry Hot/Cold
July 2008
National Climatic Data Center
Asheville, North Carolina
Updated 7 August 2008
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US Percent Area very wet/dry and very warm/cold.
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The percent area of the contiguous United States very warm and cold and very wet and dry is listed in the table below. These percentages are computed based on the climate division data set. Those climate divisions having the monthly average temperature in the top ten percent (> 90th percentile) of their historical distribution are very warm and those in the bottom ten percent (< 10th percentile) are very cold. Likewise, those divisions having the monthly total precipitation in the top ten percent are very wet and those in the bottom ten percent are very dry.
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July 2008
Percent Area of the Contiguous U.S. |
Category |
Very Warm |
Very Cold |
Very Wet |
Very Dry |
% Area |
8.34% |
1.47% |
11.13% |
10.17% |
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For all climate questions other than questions concerning this report, please contact the National Climatic Data Center's Climate Services Division:
Climate Services Division NOAA/National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 fax: 828-271-4876 phone: 828-271-4800 email: ncdc.info@noaa.gov
For further information on the historical climate perspective presented in this report, contact:
Elaine Godfrey NOAA/National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 fax: 828-271-4876 email: Elaine.Godfrey@noaa.gov
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