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August 2011 was hot. 8th hottest since 1880 (Illustration courtesy of NOAA)
Analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center shows that August 2011 was the 8th warmest on record since 1880. Red colors indicate warmer, blue indicate cooler than average temperatures. The reemergence of La Nina in the Pacific cooled the ocean temperatures. In the U.S., the persistent high temperatures throughout the Central Plains and Texas contributed to the second warmest August on record. Besides the reemergence of La Nina, the other most prominent climatic feature was the extremely low Arctic sea ice extents September 15th is historically when Arctic ice reaches its lowest extent each year. The official analysis from the National Snow and Ice Data Center will confirm in the next few days how 2011 compares to 2007. AFLO)
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