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EnviroAtlas

Description of Changes in Climatic Indices in USA over 25 Years (1989 – 2013)

This report concentrates on the methodology and potential future uses for long-term climate factor trends, and trends of derived climatic factors and indices. Analyses of all factors over the 25 years (1989- 2013) show the magnitude and direction of significant changes on different time scales (monthly, annual average, and seasonal). 

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