Temperature records: More highs than lows

A recent study by NCAR, Climate Central, The Weather Channel, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) highlighted by the Associated Press indicates that record high temperatures in the United States are occuring more than twice as much as record low temperatures.

• Between Jan. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, this year the continental United States set 291,237 record highs and 142,420 record lows at various location.
• The ratio of record highs to lows is likely to increase dramatically in coming decades if emissions of greenhouse gases continue to climb.
• If temperatures were not warming, the number of record daily highs and lows being set each year would be approximately even.

To read the full story at the Associated Press, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the NCAR study, CLICK HERE.

Temperature records: more highs than lows
Associated Press

Record high temperatures are occurring more than twice as often as record lows.

According to a new study, between Jan. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, this year the continental United States set 291,237 record highs and 142,420 record lows at various locations.

"Climate change is making itself felt in terms of day-to-day weather in the United States," said Gerald Meehl, a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the lead author of the study.

To read the full story at the Associated Press, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the NCAR study, CLICK HERE.

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