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2012 Warmest Year Ever for Continental US

And had the second most extreme weather

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 8, 2013 2:16 PM CST

(Newser) – The past year was the hottest on record for the 48 contiguous states in the US, the NOAA announced today, featuring the warmest spring ever, the second warmest summer, the fourth warmest winter, and an above-average autumn. Overall, the average temperature was 55.3 degrees...   Read full story »

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