Temperature Has Increased Across the Southwest
Temperatures increased across almost all of the Southwest region from 1901 to 2016, with the greatest increases in southern California and western Colorado.{{< tbib '23' '29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3' >}} This map shows the difference between 1986–2016 average temperature and 1901–1960 average temperature.{{< tbib '23' '29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3' >}} Source: adapted from Vose et al. 2017.{{< tbib '23' '29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3' >}}