Fla. saw colder than average temperatures in 2008
SARASOTA (AP) – Climatologists say Florida saw colder than average temperatures last year.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzes temperatures nationwide to gain a broad perspective on climate trends.
A report said temperatures in Florida last year ran slightly above average, despite a cooler than usual November. Atypical cold snaps in November and December brought annual temperatures for the state close to average after a hotter-than-normal summer.
Paul Close is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Ruskin. He says lack of wind led to many of those warmer-than-normal nights across the state.
The state’s annual temperature in 2008 was 70.8.
Nationally, 2008 dipped to near average, at 53 degrees – the coolest year since 1997.