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US sees warmest first half to May following coldest April since 1997

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US sees warmest first half to May following coldest April since 1997

The memory of the coldest April since 1997 and 3rd coldest since 1979 may be toast given that the first half of May has been warmest on record. Both Iowa and Wisconsin observed their coldest April in at least 124 years while eight other states had their second coldest. Two states also may have observed […]

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Shanghai, China has it’s warmest May day on record

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Shanghai, China has it’s warmest May day on record

An early heat wave has set new May records. Shanghai topped 36.4C surpassing the previous May record of 35.5C set in 1963. In Shanghai’s western suburbs, the thermometer hit 38C, never seen before in May. Incredibly, the city of Lishui (Zhejiang), surpassed both it’s May and June record with 40.1C. The previous May record was […]

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