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Present Weather and Climate: Evolving Conditions 97AppendixTable A5.1 Comparison of annual surface temperatures in the SouthwestNCDC AVERAGE TEMPERATURE1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean o F ( o C) Std.Dev. o F ( o C) Mean o F ( o C) Anom o F ( o C) RankDJF 36.0 (2.2) 0.7 (0.4) 36.7 (2.6) +0.7 (0.4) 2MAM 51.3 (10.7) 0.9 (0.5) 52.9 (11.6) +1.6 (0.9) 1JJA 70.9 (21.6) 0.7 (0.4) 72.9 (22.7) +2.0 (1.1) 1SON 54.1 (12.3) 0.5 (0.3) 55.4 (13.0) +1.3 (0.7) 1Annual 53.0 (11.7) 0.7 (0.4) 54.5 (12.5) +1.4 (0.8) 1STATION-adjUSTED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean o F ( o C) Std.Dev. o F ( o C) Mean o F ( o C) Anom o F ( o C) RankDJF 36.7 (2.6) 0.7 (0.4) 37.2 (2.9) +0.5 (0.3) 2MAM 52.2 (11.2) 0.9 (0.5) 53.6 (12) +1.4 (0.8) 1JJA 71.2 (21.8) 0.7 (0.4) 72.7 (22.6) +1.4 (0.8) 1SON 55.0 (12.8) 0.5 (0.3) 55.9 (13.3) +0.9 (0.5) 1Annual 53.8 (12.1) 0.5 (0.3) 54.9 (12.7) +1.1 (0.6) 2STATION-UNADjUSTED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean o F ( o C) Std.Dev. o F ( o C) Mean o F ( o C) Anom o F ( o C) RankDJF 37.2 (2.9) 0.5 (0.3) 37.4 (3) +0.2 (0.1) 4MAM 52.9 (11.6) 0.7 (0.4) 54.0 (12.2) +1.1 (0.6) 1JJA 71.8 (22.1) 0.7 (0.4) 73.0 (22.8) +1.3 (0.7) 1SON 55.6 (13.1) 0.4 (0.2) 56.3 (13.5) +0.7 (0.4) 1Annual 54.3 (12.4) 0.5 (0.3) 55.2 (12.9) +0.9 (0.5) 2Note: Temperatures are averaged for the decade 2001–2010 versus 1901–2000; there is also a ranking of the 2001–2010 decadal averages relative to the ten individual decades of the twentieth century. The Southwest iscomprised of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.Sources: National Climatic Data Center, climate division, station-based adjusted, and station-based unadjusteddata (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).