Federal data released Thursday confirmed what climate scientists had already widely suspected: California had by far its warmest year ever recorded in 2014
In the midst of the state's worst drought in more than 1,200 years, California saw annual average temperatures that were 4.1 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2.3 degrees Celsius, higher than its 20th century average, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The 2014 annual average temperature shattered the state's previous record set in 1934 by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit
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