highly significantp < 0.001
4 When averaged statewide, the mean temperature increased at a rate of 0.21°F per decade from 1901 to 2022—a trend that is highly significant ( p < 0.001) and larger than the contiguous 48 states’ average rate of 0.17°F per decade. 14 Analysis of seasonal temperature observations from the same long‐term, quality‐controlled data set shows highly significant warming for New York State on the whole in all four seasons over the period 19