The year's averagetemperature of 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 was more than 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
The 5 year moving SST temperatureaverage shows that the warming trend peaked in 2003 and a simple regression analysis shows an eight year global SST cooling trend since then .
Golfing here has a Lowcountry charm not found anywhere else, with palmettos and moss hanging from the trees, plus well over 200 days of sun a year and an average balmy temperature of 70F.