28 Cities In NE United States Set New Average Temp Records For March-August, 2010

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New numbers confirm what the sweaty brows of Northeasterners have been saying for months: The summer of 2010 was a record-breaking scorcher. Preliminary figures provided by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University on Friday show 28 cities from Washington, D.C., to Caribou, Maine, set record highs for average temperature from March through August.

A large swath of the country sweltered in early August, when scorching temperatures and high humidity made it feel like at least 100 degrees in many places and prompted heat advisories for 18 states. While unrelenting heat is the norm in the Deep South, it’s unusual in places like Burlington, Vt., and Portland, Maine, which saw their hottest spring and summer in more than a century.

The temperatures are consistent with a global pattern of severe heat-related weather this summer. Meteorologists say 17 nations have recorded all-time-high temperatures this year, more than in any other year. Back in the normally temperate Northeast, the records are expected to stand. The remaining days of August are forecast to be hot with readings around 90 in many areas of the Mid Atlantic and Northeast.

The average temperature for a 30-day month is calculated by adding the high and low temperatures of each day and dividing by 60.

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http://timesherald.com/articles/2010/08/28/news/doc4c79b55c9eb9f349176765.txt

[liberal N proud]

1. But, but, but last winter was so snowy

:sarcasm: