Figure 6.3

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI
Russell S. Vose

This figure appears in chapter 6 of the Climate Science Special Report: The Fourth National Climate Assessment: Volume I report.

Observed changes in the coldest and warmest daily temperatures (°F) of the year in the contiguous United States. Maps (top) depict changes at stations; changes are the difference between the average for present-day (1986–2016) and the average for the first half of the last century (1901–1960). Time series (bottom) depict the area-weighted average for the contiguous United States. Estimates are derived from long-term stations with minimal missing data in the Global Historical Climatology Network–Daily dataset.9b433446-b58f-4358-9737-5a6ccc2f6fcf (Figure source: NOAA/NCEI).

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This figure was created on October 14, 2016.

This figure was submitted on October 19, 2017.

References :

• An Overview of the Global Historical Climatology Network-Daily Database (9b433446)

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