--- - attributes: ~ caption: 'Projected changes (%) in annual winter precipitation for the middle of the 21st century compared to the late 20th century under a higher emissions pathway. Hatching represents areas where the majority of climate models indicate a statistically significant change. Maine is part of a large area in the Northeastern and central United States with projected increases in winter precipitation. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.' chapter_identifier: maine create_dt: 2019-02-15T18:21:52 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maine/figure/me-projected-change-in-winter-precipitation.yaml identifier: me-projected-change-in-winter-precipitation lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-11T13:59:38 time_end: 2070-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1971-01-01T00:00:00 title: Projected Change in Winter Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maine/figure/me-projected-change-in-winter-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Estimated, observed, and possible future amounts of global sea level rise from 1800 to 2100, relative to the year 2000. The orange line at right shows the most likely range of 1 to 4 feet by 2100 based on an assessment of scientific studies, which falls within a larger possible range of 0.66 feet to 6.6 feet. Source: Mellilo et al. 2014 and Parris et al. 2012. chapter_identifier: maine create_dt: 2013-11-15T14:51:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maine/figure/me-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level.yaml identifier: me-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 ordinal: 6 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1800-01-01T00:00:00 title: Past and Projected Changes in Global Sea Level uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maine/figure/me-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level url: ~ usage_limits: ~ - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: alaska create_dt: 2019-06-06T15:27:50 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/alaska/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-ak.yaml identifier: projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-ak lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 8 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-10T17:16:30 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Projected Change in Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/alaska/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-ak url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Observed and projected changes (compared to the 1901–1960 average)in near-surface air temperature for Maryland. Observed data are for 1900–2014. Projected changes for 2006–2100 are from global climate models for two possible futures: one in which greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase (higher emissions) and another in which greenhouse gas emissions increase at a slower rate (lower emissions). Temperatures in Maryland (orange line) were warmest in the early 1930s, coolest in the 1960s, and within the most recent decade on record have exceeded levels of the 1930s. Shading indicates the range of annual temperatures from the set of models. Observed temperatures are generally within the envelope of model simulations of the historical period (gray shading). Historically unprecedented warming is projected during the 21st century. Less warming is expected under a lower emissions future (the coldest years being about as warm as the hottest year in the historical record; green shading) and more warming under a higher emissions future (the hottest years being about 11°F warmer than the hottest year in the historical record; red shading). Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-08-12T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-and-projected-temperature-change.yaml identifier: md-observed-and-projected-temperature-change lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 1 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed and Projected Temperature Change uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-and-projected-temperature-change url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-hot-days.yaml identifier: md-observed-number-of-very-hot-days lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 2a report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1950-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Hot Days uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-hot-days url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-warm-nights.yaml identifier: md-observed-number-of-very-warm-nights lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 2b report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1930-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Warm Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-warm-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights.yaml identifier: md-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 2c report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Cold Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-annual-precipitation.yaml identifier: md-observed-annual-precipitation lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 2d report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1895-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-annual-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 The observed number of extreme precipitation events (days with precipitation greater than 2 inches) for 1950–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from 16 available long-term reporting stations. The dark horizontal lines represent the long-term average. The number of extreme precipitation events has been above average during the last 10 years. The number of extreme precipitation events for the contiguous United States (bottom panel) is also shown to provide a longer and larger context. Long-term stations back to 1900 were not available for Maryland. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events.yaml identifier: md-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events lat_max: 39.7231 lat_min: 37.9120 lon_max: -79.4872 lon_min: -75.0492 ordinal: 4 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Extreme Precipitation Events uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2019-06-11T13:33:31 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precip-md.yaml identifier: projected-change-in-annual-precip-md lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-11T13:54:19 time_end: 2070-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1971-01-01T00:00:00 title: Projected Change in Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precip-md url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Estimated, observed, and possible future amounts of global sea level rise from 1800 to 2100, relative to the year 2000. The orange line at right shows the most likely range of 1 to 4 feet by 2100 based on an assessment of scientific studies, which falls within a larger possible range of 0.66 feet to 6.6 feet. Source: Melillo et al. 2014 and Parris et al. 2012. chapter_identifier: maryland create_dt: 2013-11-15T14:51:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level.yaml identifier: md-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 ordinal: 7 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1800-01-01T00:00:00 title: Past and Projected Changes in Global Sea Level uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/maryland/figure/md-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level url: ~ usage_limits: ~ - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Observed and projected changes (compared to the 1901–1960 average) in near-surface air temperature for Massachusetts. Observed data are for 1900–2014. Projected changes for 2006–2100 are from global climate models for two possible futures: one in which greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase (higher emissions) and another in which greenhouse gas emissions increase at a slower rate (lower emissions). Temperatures in Massachusetts (orange line) have risen by about 3°F since the beginning of the 20th century. Shading indicates the range of annual temperatures from the set of models. Observed temperatures are generally within the envelope of model simulations of the historical period (gray shading). Historically unprecedented warming is projected during the 21st century. Less warming is expected under a lower emissions future (the coldest years being about 2°F warmer than the long-term historical average; green shading) and more warming under a higher emissions future (the hottest years being about 11°F warmer than the hottest year in the historical record; red shading). Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-08-12T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-and-projected-temperature-change.yaml identifier: ma-observed-and-projected-temperature-change lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 1 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed and Projected Temperature Change uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-and-projected-temperature-change url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-hot-days.yaml identifier: ma-observed-number-of-hot-days lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 2a report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Hot Days uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-hot-days url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events.yaml identifier: ma-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: ' -73.5081' lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 2b report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Extreme Precipitation Events uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-annual-precipitation.yaml identifier: ma-observed-annual-precipitation lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: ' -69.9282' ordinal: 2c report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1895-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-annual-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-summer-precipitation.yaml identifier: ma-observed-summer-precipitation lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 2d report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1895-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Summer Precipitaton uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-summer-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 The observed number of warm nights (minimum temperature above 70°F) for 1950–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from 15 long-term reporting stations. The number of warm nights in Massachusetts has steadily increased since the mid-1990s with the highest number (since 1950) occurring between 2010 and 2014. The dark horizontal lines represent the long-term average. The number of warm nights for the contiguous United States (bottom panel) is also shown to provide a longer and larger context. Long-term stations back to 1900 were not available for Massachusetts. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-warm-nights.yaml identifier: ma-observed-number-of-warm-nights lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 3 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Warm Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-warm-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 The observed number of very cold nights (minimum temperature below 0°F) for 1950–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from 15 long-term reporting stations. The dark horizontal lines represent the long-term average. The number of very cold nights has been consistently below average since the early-1990s. The lowest number of cold nights occurred during 2010–2014. The number of very cold nights for the contiguous United States (bottom panel) is also shown to provide a longer and larger context. Long-term stations back to 1900 were not available for Massachusetts. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights.yaml identifier: ma-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights lat_max: 42.8868 lat_min: 41.2381 lon_max: -73.5081 lon_min: -69.9282 ordinal: 4 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Cold Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'Projected change in spring precipitation (%) for the middle of the 21st century relative to the late 20th century under a higher emissions pathway. Hatching represents portions of the state where the majority of climate models indicate a statistically significant change. Precipitation in the spring is projected to increase in Massachusetts by mid-century. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.' chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2019-02-15T18:22:19 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation.yaml identifier: ma-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-11T14:05:03 time_end: 2070-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1971-01-01T00:00:00 title: Projected Change in Spring Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Estimated, observed, and possible future amounts of global sea level rise from 1800 to 2100, relative to the year 2000. The orange line at right shows the currently most likely range of sea level rise of 1 to 4 feet by 2100 based on an assessment of scientific studies, which falls within a larger possible range of 0.66 feet to 6.6 feet. Source: Melillo et al. 2014 and Parris et al. 2012. chapter_identifier: massachusetts create_dt: 2013-11-15T14:51:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level.yaml identifier: ma-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 ordinal: 7 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1800-01-01T00:00:00 title: Past and Projected Changes in Global Sea Level uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/massachusetts/figure/ma-past-and-projected-changes-in-global-sea-level url: ~ usage_limits: ~