NOAA: Summer 2009 was 34th coolest on record; thousands of low temp records set

Highlighting the cooler summer, thousands of record low temperatures were experienced in July 2009. (NCDC)
Highlighting the cooler summer, thousands of record low temperatures were experienced in July 2009. (NCDC)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced this week that the summer of 2009 was the 34th coolest since 1895. Covering the months from June to August for the contiguous United States, the average temperature was 0.4 degrees below the 20th century average.

Emphasizing the lower temperatures experienced in the United States over the summer, a closer look at the statistics provides some telling information.

Over the three month period, stations reporting to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) showed 2,254 daily record low temperatures and 1,296 low temperature records were tied according to preliminary data. Similarly, 4,051 daily record low maximums were recorded and 1,501 records were tied across the nation during the summer.

July in particular was notably cooler than normal and the single month by itself counted for roughly half of the records set across the three month summer. For the month, 2,212 record low maximum temperatures were recorded and 737 were tied. 1,225 new record low temperatures were recorded and 657 records were tied.

There's more to this story on the Denver Weather Examiner's site!For all the details on the United States’ summer weather including NOAA’s summary and a look back at the country’s August weather, go to Examiner.com.

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