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Photo in the News: Antarctic Region the Size of Califor... - 5/16/2007 11:44:02 AM

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070516-antarctica.html

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RE: Photo in the News: Antarctic Region the Size of Cal... - 5/16/2007 1:54:41 PM

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deadbluebird,

Interesting. Thank you.

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RE: Photo in the News: Antarctic Region the Size of Cal... - 5/16/2007 2:02:11 PM

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Yet, the average temperature for the world was below average for the month of April according to NOAA.

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The average temperature in April 2007 was 51.7 F. This was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 47th coolest April in 113 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

2.09 inches of precipitation fell in April. This was -0.34 inches less than the 1901-2000 average, the 30th driest such month on record. The precipitation trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.01 inches per decade.
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