US records hottest year

By Washington
Updated January 9 2013 - 10:13am, first published 9:10am
Arlan and David Stackley in a corn field hit by drought near El Dorado, Kansas, in July 2012.
Arlan and David Stackley in a corn field hit by drought near El Dorado, Kansas, in July 2012.

2012 marked the warmest year on record for the United States and was also the second most extreme weather year yet recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

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