Climate Central: While the weather is chilly and rainy along much of the East Coast, the Lower 48 as a whole is having its second hottest year to date, thanks in large part to major western warmth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday.
That warmth extended all the way up to Alaska, which is seeing its warmest year on record and temperatures far above normal.
How temperatures across the U.S. differed from normal during January-April 2016.
These record- and near record-setting...