NOAA Long Range Temp Forecast

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA and NWS) are continually making long term temperature predictions based on ocean temperature trends. These maps show how predicted temps will compare to long term averages across the country.

Predicted Temps vs Avg: Dec 2010

While weather guys like Jason are skeptical about the accuracy of anything beyond 10 days out, we really like looking at this stuff.

Temps vs Avg: Jan 2011

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