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U.S. Climate Monitoring
National Climate Summary
August 2005


National Climatic Data Center
Asheville, North Carolina
6 September 2005
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National Overview / August / 3 months / 6 months / 12 months / U.S. percent area very wet/dry/warm/cold
Use these links to access detailed analyses of Global and U.S. data.

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Maps and Graphics:

Please note that for August, precipitation is underestimated for the central Gulf coast due to limited observations related to Hurricane Katrina damage and outages. For more information on Hurricane Katrina's impact, please see our dedicated Hurricane Katrina web-page

Divisional Temperature Ranks
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ASOS temperatures
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500mb height anomaly
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Temperature Departures
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Divisional Precipitation Ranks
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ASOS temperatures
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Statewide temperature rank map
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 Statewide Temperature Timeseries:

For statewide timeseries other than those highlighted here, please go to NCDC's Climate At A Glance statewide page.
Statewide precipitation rank map
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 Statewide Precipitation Timeseries:

For statewide timeseries other than those highlighted here, please go to NCDC's Climate At A Glance statewide page. For further information on drought, please see NCDC's drought pages.
Regional Temperature rank map
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 Regional Temperature Timeseries
Regional Precipitation rank map
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 Regional Precipitation Timeseries
Map showing the Primary Hard Red Winter Wheat region
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Current month precipitation for Primary Corn and Soybean region
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National Temperature rank map
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National Temperature Departures
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National Precipitation rank map
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National Temperature Departures
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Technical Explanations of Data Used in This Page:

We are currently updating these technical pages, and they should be online shortly. Thanks for your patience.
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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:

Jay Lawrimore
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4750
email: Jay.Lawrimore@noaa.gov

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