<div class='node-body'><p>With the warmest March, third warmest April and second warmest May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Thursday that the 2012 Spring in the contiguous United States since has been the hottest ever on <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/ranks.php?periods[]=1&amp;periods[]=3&amp;periods[]=5&amp;periods[]=12&amp;parameter=tmp&amp;year=2012&amp;month=5&amp;state=110&amp;div=0">record</a>.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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