This statistic shows the warmest 12-month periods as recorded in the United States from 1895 to 2012, by temperature departure from the average. The period from August 2011 to July 2012 has been the warmest period in American history so far, with 3.3 temperature departure from the average.
Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012
( in Fahrenheit)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (July 31, 2012). Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit)." Chart. July 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2012). Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Warmest 12-month Periods in The United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Warmest 12-month periods in the United States from 1895 to 2012 ( in Fahrenheit) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239081/warmest-12-month-periods-in-the-united-states/
