Temperatures are Rising in the Midwest

Figure 18.1

This figure appears in chapter 18 of the Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment report.

http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/midwest/graphics/temperatures-are-rising-midwest

Annual average temperatures (red line) across the Midwest show a trend towards increasing temperature. The trend (heavy black line) calculated over the period 1895-2012 is equal to an increase of 1.5°F. (Figure source: updated from Kunkel et al. 201395f2ea7d-12e3-4ed5-9247-7cf139db91a9).

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This figure was created on June 28, 2013.

This figure was derived from Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment: Part 3. Climate of the Midwest U.S. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 142-3 .

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• Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment: Part 3. Climate of the Midwest U.S. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 142-3 (95f2ea7d)

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