bell curve

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Periods that once were considered extremely wet or dry will no longer be seen as extreme; the weather bell curve has widened and the temperature bell curve is shifting measurably to the warm side.

From Washington Post

Think of the climate as a bell curve, Hayhoe said, with temperatures distributed according to how common they ought to be.

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The center of the bell curve may have shifted just a couple of degrees, but the area of the curve now in the “extreme” zone has increased significantly.

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“We tend to have a bell curve over the hotter months.”

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“In America today it seems we are celebrating the tail ends of the bell curve and the overriding concern is that no one have their feelings hurt,” he said.

From Washington Times