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Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'The observed number of very warm nights (annual number of days with minimum temperature at or above 75°F) for 1900–2018, averaged over 5-year periods (bars; last bar represents 4-year average). Filled circles connected by black line segments show annual values. The horizontal black line shows the long-term average for 1900–2018 is 4.6 nights per year. These values are averages from 19 long-term reporting stations. The second half of the 20th century was a cool period for North Carolina, with the frequency of very warm nights well below the long-term average. The 2010–2014 5-year period saw the largest number of very warm nights in the historical record—almost double the long-term average. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.' chapter_identifier: north-carolina create_dt: 2019-02-19T14:06:10 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/observed-number-of-very-warm-nights-nc.yaml identifier: observed-number-of-very-warm-nights-nc lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 4 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-03T15:11:35 time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Warm Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/observed-number-of-very-warm-nights-nc url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Projected change in annual 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. North Carolina is on the southern end of a large area of projected increases in annual precipitation over the northeastern U.S. Source: CICS-NC, NOAA NCEI, and NEMAC.' chapter_identifier: north-carolina create_dt: 2019-05-31T14:36:23 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-nc.yaml identifier: projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-nc lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-12T13:23:05 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Projected Change in Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-nc url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Global mean sea level (GMSL) change from 1800 to 2100. Projections include the six U.S. Interagency Sea Level Rise Task Force GMSL scenarios (navy blue, royal blue, cyan, green, orange, and red curves) relative to historical geological, tide gauge and satellite altimeter GMSL reconstructions from 1800–2015 (black and magenta lines) and the very likely ranges in 2100 under both lower and higher emissions futures (teal and dark red boxes). Global sea level rise projections range from 1 to 8 feet by 2100, with a likely range of 1 to 4 feet. Source: Adapted from Sweet et al. 2017.' chapter_identifier: north-carolina create_dt: 2019-02-15T15:50:17 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/nc-historical-and-projected-global-average-sea-level-rise.yaml identifier: nc-historical-and-projected-global-average-sea-level-rise lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 6 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-05T18:38:30 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed and Projected Change in Global Sea Level uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/nc-historical-and-projected-global-average-sea-level-rise url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Number of tidal flood days per year for the observed record (orange bars) and projections for two possible futures: lower emissions (light blue) and higher emissions (dark blue) per calendar year for Wilmington, NC. Sea level rise has caused an increase in tidal floods associated with nuisance-level impacts. Nuisance floods are events in which water levels exceed the local threshold (set by NOAA’s National Weather Service) for minor impacts, such as road closures and overwhelmed storm drains. The greatest number of tidal flood days (all days exceeding the nuisance level threshold) occurred in 2014 and 2015 at Wilmington. Projected increases are large even under a lower emissions pathway. Near the end of the century, under both emissions pathway, some models project tidal flooding every day of the year. To see these and other projections under additional emissions pathways, please see the supplemental material at [https://statesummaries.ncics.org/pdfs/TidalFloods.pdf](https://statesummaries.ncics.org/pdfs/TidalFloods.pdf). Source: NOAA NOS.' chapter_identifier: north-carolina create_dt: 2019-05-17T13:31:20 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/observed-and-projected-annual-number-of-tidal-floods-for-wilmington-nc.yaml identifier: observed-and-projected-annual-number-of-tidal-floods-for-wilmington-nc lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 7 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-04T15:44:40 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: 'Observed and Projected Annual Number of Tidal Floods for Wilmington, NC' uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/north-carolina/figure/observed-and-projected-annual-number-of-tidal-floods-for-wilmington-nc url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Figure 1: Observed and projected changes (compared to the 1901–1960 average) in near-surface air temperature for Ohio. Observed data are for 1900–2018. 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 slower rate (lower emissions)1. Temperatures in Ohio (orange line) have risen 1.5°F since 1900. 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 to continue through the 21st century. Less warming is expected under a lower emissions future (the coldest years being about 1°F cooler than 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.

1 Technical details on models and projections are provided in an appendix, available online at https://statesummaries.ncics.org/pdfs/TechInfo.pdf.' chapter_identifier: ohio create_dt: 2019-04-18T12:58:39 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019.yaml identifier: oh-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 1 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-10-01T14:30:13 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed and Projected Temperature Change uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. 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Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: ohio create_dt: 2019-04-18T13:00:36 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-summer-precipitation-2019.yaml identifier: oh-observed-summer-precipitation-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 2e report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-09-30T18:13:09 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed Summer Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-summer-precipitation-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Figure 3: The observed number of warm nights (minimum temperature at or above 70°F for 1900–2018, averaged over 5-year periods (bars; last bar represents 4-year average). Filled circles connected by black line segments show annual values. The horizontal black line shows the long-term average for 1900–2018 is 7.5 nights per year. These values are averages from 26 available long-term reporting stations. Ohio experienced the highest and second-highest number of warm nights during the 1930s and 2010s, respectively, with multiyear values almost double the long-term average. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.' chapter_identifier: ohio create_dt: 2019-04-18T13:00:55 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-number-of-warm-nights-2019.yaml identifier: oh-observed-number-of-warm-nights-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 3 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-09-30T18:13:10 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed Number of Warm Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-number-of-warm-nights-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Figure 4: The observed number of extreme precipitation events (annual number of days with precipitation of 2 inches or more) for 1900–2018, averaged over 5-year periods (bars; last bar represents 4-year average). Filled circles connected by black line segments show annual values. The horizontal black line shows the long-term average for 1900–2018 is 0.9 days per year. These values are averages from 25 long-term reporting stations. A typical station experiences 1 such event each year. Ohio has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of heavy rain events, with the past 24 years having the highest levels on record since the historic peak from 1910 to 1914. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.' chapter_identifier: ohio create_dt: 2019-04-18T13:01:19 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events-2019.yaml identifier: oh-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 4 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-09-30T18:13:10 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed Number of Extreme Precipitation Events uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Figure 5: Projected changes (%) in spring precipitation by 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. Ohio is part of a large area of projected increases in spring precipitation in the Northeast and Midwest. Source: CICS-NC, NOAA NCEI, and NEMAC.' chapter_identifier: ohio create_dt: 2019-04-18T13:01:39 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation-2019.yaml identifier: oh-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-09-30T18:13:11 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Projected Change in Spring Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/ohio/figure/oh-projected-change-in-spring-precipitation-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Observed and projected changes (compared to the 1901–1960 average) in near-surface air temperature for Utah. Observed data are for 1900–2018. 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)1. Temperatures in Utah (orange line) have risen 2.7°F since 1900. 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 to continue through the 21st century. Less warming is expected under a lower emissions future (the coldest years being about 2 degrees cooler than the hottest year in the historical record; green shading) and more warming under a higher emissions future (the hottest years being about 13°F warmer than the hottest year in the historical record; red shading). Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI.

1Technical details on models and projections are provided in an appendix, available online at: https://statesummaries.ncics.org/pdfs/TechInfo.pdf.' chapter_identifier: utah create_dt: 2019-04-18T13:37:15 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/utah/figure/ut-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019.yaml identifier: ut-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 1 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2019 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-09-30T18:11:02 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Observed and Projected Temperature Change uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2019/chapter/utah/figure/ut-observed-and-projected-temperature-change-2019 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information