The 2023-24 winter season was the warmest ever recorded for the contiguous United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. "The meteorological winter (December-February) average temperature for the lower 48 was 37.6 degrees Fahrenheit (3.1C), 5.4 degrees F (3C) above average, ranking as the warmest
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Unpacking 2023, the warmest year on record
2023 was the warmest year on record. The latest Copernicus Climate Change Service highlights that February 2023 to January 2024 was the first time that we experienced 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5-degree hotter than the pre-industrial era. 2015 to 2023 were the warmest on record in the sequence. The El