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Winter Outlook: Warmer than average for many, wetter in the North

October 17, 2019

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A small snow-covered island off the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior in Minnesota. (undated stock image).

NOAA to issue U.S. Winter Outlook on October 17

October 10, 2019

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Flowing river in winter.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, July 18

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: June 20

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA will issue its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook on May 23

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NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Hurricane Michael as it came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. According to the National Hurricane Center, Michael intensified before landfall with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, heavy rainfall, and deadly storm surge.

NOAA monthly climate call: May 16

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA celebrates 25 years of developing climate services in Africa

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NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

NOAA monthly climate call: April 18

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: February 21

February 19, 2019

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: December 20

December 18, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

New federal climate assessment for U.S. released

November 23, 2018

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Wildfires, such as the 2018 Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park shown here, will become more frequent and destructive as a result of climate change, according to findings in the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released November 23, 2018, by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). NOAA is one of 13 federal agencies that contributed significantly to the report.

NOAA monthly climate call: November 15

November 13, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: September 20

September 18, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

What's the U.S. climate outlook for September 2018?

September 10, 2018

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Temperature outlook for the month of September.

NOAA monthly climate call: August 16

August 14, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: July 19

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA Monthly Climate Call: June 21

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, May 17

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, April 19

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Video: NOAA's Mike Halpert explains the 2018 spring climate outlook

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Springtime in Washington, D.C.

Spring Outlook: U.S. to see moderate flooding, warmer-than-normal temperatures

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A springtime scene at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California, taken in March 2017. According to NOAA's Spring 2018 Outlook, forecasters expect drought to persist in the U.S. Southwest and south-central Plains during the next three months.

Explore and download reusable maps of climate conditions and outlooks

February 15, 2018

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Data snapshots.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, February 15

February 13, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, December 21

December 19, 2017

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, November 16

November 14, 2017

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, September 21

September 19, 2017

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, August 17

August 15, 2017

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA to update 2017 Atlantic hurricane season outlook

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Last year produced 5 land-falling storms, including Matthew that caused $10 billion in damage and killed 34 people in the U.S. and 551 in the Caribbean. It was one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, July 20

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, June 15

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Where are the highest chances for a hot summer in 2017?

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Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, May 18

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, April 20

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Spring Outlook: Risk of major flooding in North Dakota, moderate flooding in Idaho

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NOAA's National Weather Service urges communities in northern North Dakota to prepare for moderate to major flooding on the Souris River this spring. Last time the river flooded was in 2011 (as pictured here, near Minot.)

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, February 16

February 14, 2017

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.