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Thanks to December, 2015 was second warmest year on record

By [173]Michael Casey
Published January 07, 2016
[174]FoxNews.com
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A man jogs during a warm day in Central Park, New York Dec. 25, 2015.
(REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

A man jogs during a warm day in Central Park, New York Dec. 25, 2015.
(REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Last year was the second warmest ever in the United States, with
temperatures in December setting another record and every state
encountering warmer-than-average condition in 2015.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday the
annual average temperature across the United States in 2015 were 54.4
degrees, or 2.4 degrees above the 20^th century average. Only 2012 was
warmer in the U.S. with an average temperature of 55.3 degrees.

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Temperatured 2015 Expand / Contract

(NOAA)

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be scorcher

Temperatures in December reached 38.6 degrees across the country, which
is 6 degrees above the 20^th century average and easily broke the
previous record of 37.7 degrees set in 1939. It was most pronounced in
the eastern half of the nation, where 29 states had the warmest
December on record.

While no record, the year was still dominated by talk about warmer
conditions and the related impacts â€" whether that was the continued
drought in California, wildfires in Alaska or the balmy temperatures
that greeted New Yorkers on Christmas.

Losses for weather related disasters topped $1 billion in 2015,
including a wildfire event, drought, five severe storms and a winter
storm.

Related: [181]October was hottest ever by long shot

To put things in perspective, this is the 19th consecutive year the
annual average temperature exceeded the 20th century average. The year
started with extreme warmth in the West and cold in the East but ended
with record warmth in the East and near-average temperatures across the
West.

Twenty-eight states, including Alaska, were much warmer than average
during 2015 â€" Florida, Montana, Oregon and Washington were record warm.
Alaska, California, and Idaho had their second warmest year.

It was also a relatively wet year.

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