The continental divide of 2014 temperature
In 2014, the heat was on in some states, but not others
![U.S. map of 2014 average temperatures by state](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/scivis_map_rev.png?fit=860%2C480&ssl=1)
THERMAL DIVIDE Though 2014 may have been the hottest year on record globally, continental U.S. states experienced average temperatures across the spectrum.
Theshibboleth/Wikimedia Commons Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), adapted by S. Egts