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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Northeast US Winters Warming Faster Than Other Seasons?


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Ducks enjoy the warm weather on a pond in Lake George, New York, on January 10, 2008.

A study of weather station data from across the Northeast from 1965 through 2005 found temperatures from December through March increased by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the four decades.

Snowfall totals dropped by an average of 8.8 inches (22.4 centimeters) across the region over the same period, and the number of days with at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow on the ground decreased by 9 days on average.

Photograph by Mike Groll/AP