Spring state summary data (temperature and precipitation)

NOAA has released the state and regional summary information for the United States.  This information breaks down regions, states and climate divisions within state and ranks the temperature and preciptation information based on the last 119 years.  Just released today were the May and spring rankings.

The most significant features for the spring were the cold.  Top ten coldest for states from North Dakota down to Missouri, while not quite as cold in the rankings in the eastern corn belt.  Precipitation was top ten wettest for most states in the Upper Midwest with Iowa having the wettest spring on record.

Go to:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/maps.php?

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    About Dennis Todey

    Dennis Todey is the state climatologist for South Dakota and Associate Professor at South Dakota State University. He is a frequent speaker on current climate conditions and outlooks across the northern plains and Midwest. Crop conditions, drought and yield impacts are also frequent topics for discussion. Formerly from Iowa, he has been at SDSU since 2003.

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