U.S. temperature update: 2012 on track to be hottest year on record
Contiguous U.S. temperatures for 2012 are surpassing the record-warm 1998 on the homestretch.
Contiguous U.S. temperatures for 2012 are surpassing the record-warm 1998 on the homestretch.
2012 is currently outpacing the previous warmest years known since record-keeping began in 1880.
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