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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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global average temperatures

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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global average temperatures

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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global average temperatures

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.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, December 15

December 13, 2016

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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 17

November 15, 2016

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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 15

September 13, 2016

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Year to date (January to August) mean surface temperature departure from average for the U.S.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, August 18

August 16, 2016

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Year to date (January to July) mean surface temperature departure from average for the U.S.

Experts to hold media teleconference on climate conditions for U.S. and globe

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June 2016 land and ocean temperature percentiles

Experts to hold media teleconference on climate conditions for U.S. and globe

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monthly climate report

Spring (March-May) 2016 mean temperature departure from average

Near-average May closes out warm, wet spring for Lower 48

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Springtime in Kenai, Alaska.

Odds of hotter than usual summer are elevated across most of the U.S.

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Chances of well above average temperatures for June-August 2016.

Changing seasons

Placement of Earth relative to the Sun at the start of each season.

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Climate Education

NOAA to discuss monthly climate conditions for U.S. and globe

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January to April 2016 (year to date) mean temperature departure from average

NOAA to discuss monthly climate conditions for U.S. and globe

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Map: Land and ocean temperature departure from average for March 2016,

March was 4th warmest for the contiguous U.S.

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Tufted Titmouse on Redbud.

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

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