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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).
98 assessment of climate change in the southwest united statesTable A5.2 Comparison of annual precipitation in the SouthwestPRISM Precipitation1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean inches (mm) Std.Dev.inches (mm) Mean inches (mm) Anom inches (mm) RankDJF 5.1 (129) 0.4 (10) 5.2 (133) +0.2 (4) 5MAM 3.8 (97) 0.3 (8) 3.4 (87) -0.4 (10) 10JJA 3.3 (83) 0.3 (7) 3.0 (77) -0.2 (6) 9SON 3.3 (85) 0.4 (10) 3.2 (82) -0.1 (3) 6Annual 15.6 (395) 0.8 (20) 15.0 (380) -0.6 (15) 8NCDC CLIMATE DIVISION PRECIPITATION1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean inches (mm) Std.Dev.inches (mm) Mean inches (mm) Anom inches (mm) RankDJF 4.7 (120) 0.4 (11) 4.8 (122) +0.04 (1) 5MAM 3.5 (90) 0.3(8) 3.0 (77) -0.5 (13) 10JJA 3.3 (85) 0.3 (7) 3.0 (77) -0.3 (8) 9SON 3.2 (82) 0.4 (10) 3.0 (76) -0.2 (6) 9Annual 14.8 (377) 0.8 (21) 14.1 (359) -0.7 (18) 10NCDC STATION PRECIPITATION1901–2000 6-State Avg. 2001–2010 DecadalSeason Mean inches (mm) Std.Dev.inches (mm) Mean inches (mm) Anom inches (mm) RankDJF 6.0 (153) 0.5 (13) 6.1 (154) +0.04 (1) 6MAM 4.1 (104) 0.4 (9) 3.6 (91) -0.6 (14) 10JJA 3.3 (85) 0.4 (9) 3.0 (76) -0.4 (9) 8SON 3.5 (90) 0.5 (12) 3.3 (84) -0.2 (6) 8Annual 16.9 (429) 0.8 (20) 16.4 (417) -0.5 (13) 7Note: Precipitation is averaged for the decade 2001–2010 versus 1901–2000 along with a ranking of the 2001–2010decadal averages relative to the ten individual decades of the twentieth century.Sources: PRISM (PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, http://prism.oregonstate.edu); National ClimaticData Center (NCDC), climate division, and station-based data (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).
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