Current rating: 0 11 Mar 2005 Modified: 07:43:57 PM
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Average temperatures for stations in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan show more significant upward trends than data for Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. Temperation data at climate stations near Urbana-Champaign, IL show upwards trends from 1950 to current. Temperatures were a bit warmer during the 1930s and 1940s than the 1990s and recently, for stations in central Illinois. Stations in latitudes that are further north are expected to experience stronger regional climate change first, which is happening according to the climate data observations.
