December 1st is the start of Meteorological Winter.
Astronomical Winter is still a few weeks away on Dec. 21 at 10:27 pm.
Meteorological Winter is December, January and February and is the fastest-warming season across the United States because of climate change.
Climate Central analyzed the temperatures since 1970 across 233 U.S. locations.
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They found that we are 3.8° warmer on average.
The worst warming happens when and where it is coldest: The Upper Midwest, The Northeast and the Ohio Valley.
The spot with the greatest increase in temperature since 1970 in Burlington, VT, where it is 7.7° warmer.
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Since 1970, Miami is 4.1° warmer.
The city with the biggest increase in above-average winter days is Las Vegas with 30.
Miami has 20 more above-normal days now versus 1970.
