"Driving the news: Summer temperatures are lingering compared to 1970 in just over 90% of the 246 U.S. cities analyzed in a new report from Climate Central, a climate research group. Among cities with lingering heat, summer temperatures are lasting an extra 10 days on average. Zoom in: Summer temperatures are lasting for the most extra days in Wheeling, West Virginia (52 more days compared to 1970); Miami (46 more days) and San Angelo, Texas (31 more days)."
"The group defined "summer-like temperatures" as the 75th percentile of daily highs during the 1991-2000 climate normal. "In other words, summer-like temperatures represent the hottest quarter of the year during 1991-2020." What they're saying: "Research suggests that high future levels of heat-trapping pollution would cause summers to continue to stretch longer and later in the coming decades - putting health, ecosystems, and agriculture at risk," per the report."
Summer temperatures are lingering compared to 1970 in just over 90% of 246 U.S. cities, with an average of 10 extra summer days. Some cities show much larger increases, such as Wheeling, West Virginia (52 more days), Miami (46 more days), and San Angelo, Texas (31 more days); a few cities show decreases. Analysis based on NOAA data measures the last annual date with highs at or above the 75th percentile of daily highs from the 1991–2000 climate normal. Longer summers dry vegetation and soil, elevating wildfire risk and threatening health, ecosystems, and agriculture. NOAA forecasts above-normal temperatures for much of the country from September through November.
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