First quarter of 2012 also warmest on record; early March tornado outbreak is year’s first “billion dollar disaster”
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to 1895. More than 15,000 warm temperature records were broken during the month.
The average temperature of 51.1°F was 8.6 degrees above the…
