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To: longnshort who wrote (31802)	12/13/2012 4:16:12 PM
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NOAA: 2012 Set to Be Warmest Year on Record in U.S. By David Bird NEW YORK--As the new year approaches, government weather experts say 2012 is "virtually certain" to go into the record books at the warmest year on records back to 1895. That projection comes as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the January-November period in the contiguous U.S. was the warmest ever for the first 11 months, at an average of 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.3 degrees above the 20th century average, and 1 degree above the previous record set in 1934. "It appears virtually certain that 2012 will surpass the current record...as the warmest year for the nation," the NOAA said. The current mark for full-year record warmth was 54.3 degrees in 1998. Temperatures this month would need to top the coldest-ever December by more than 1 degree for 2012 in order not to break the record, the NOAA said. In December 1983, temperatures averaged a record low for the month of 25.5 degrees. The latest forecast released Thursday by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center for the period to Dec. 27 shows above-normal temperatures likely across a wide swath of the central of nation from Texas to the Great Lakes and New England. Below-normal temperatures are expected along the Pacific Coast and in parts of the northern border area of North Dakota and Montana. Much of the western and eastern parts of the nation show equal chances of normal, above-normal, or below-normal temperatures into the final days of the year. Temperatures in November tied 2004 as the 20th warmest for the month, the NOAA said. Write to David Bird at david.bird@dowjones.com Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires (END) Dow Jones Newswires December 13, 2012 16:07 ET (21:07 GMT) Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 121312 21:07 -- GMT