Long-range experts forecast warm fall for the United States
The transition to autumn will be a slow one for most of the country this year, with warm temperatures likely to continue deep into fall.
Some of Texas is enjoying temporary relief from the heat this weekend after temperatures reached triple digits Thursday. Don’t celebrate prematurely — heat is expected to ramp up again next week. Though many Texans are familiar with this sort of heat, a recent study shows portions of the U.S. have experienced rapidly increasing temperatures.
A study by Climate Central analyzed climate data across 241 locations in the U.S., going back to 1970. These areas are seeing consistently warmer summers.
How much hotter are U.S. cities compared to 50 years ago? Here’s what the data shows.
95% of US locations have warmer summers
Since 1970, 230 of the 241 locations analyzed across the country have seen consistently warmer summers by an average of 2.5℉. The Northwest, Southwest and South are leading in rising temperatures. The South has warmed by an average of 2.8℉.
Over half (53%) of the locations in the analysis have at least two more weeks of unusually hot summer days than in 1970.
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2023 was Earth’s hottest summer
Last summer was the planet’s hottest since records began in 1850 — and possibly in the last 2,000 years, according to Climate Central. That may change by the end of the year.
April 2024 was the 11th consecutive month of record-high temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports. At the time, NOAA estimated a 61% chance of 2024 becoming the warmest year on record.
This year also marked the warmest June since NOAA’s records began 175 years ago.
El Paso is No. 3 fastest-warming city
A Texas city was among the nation’s fastest-warming U.S. cities in the summer, the Climate Central study found. Compared to 1970 temperatures, El Paso summers have warmed by nearly 6℉.
The following list includes the top five fastest-warming cities and their degree differences from 1970:
Reno, Nevada: 11.1℉Boise, Idaho: 6.0℉El Paso, Texas: 5.8℉Las Vegas, Nevada: 5.6℉Salt Lake City, Utah: 5.6℉
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6 Texas cities among 13 in US with largest increase in summer days
Rising temperatures are stretching out the summer season, with increasingly more summer days than ever. The following 13 locations, arranged by state, have experienced an additional 45 to 67 days of summer:
NevadaTexasHoustonMcAllenAustinBryanOdessaGeorgiaNew MexicoLouisianaFloridaSarasotaPanama CityTallahassee
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