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Helene’s impacts to NCEI headquarters in Asheville, NC continue, but services are being restored and many systems are beginning to come back online. Please continue to check for updates, and for more information see
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At 1.71°F above average, the July 2019 global temperature ranked as the warmest July and the warmest month on record:
#StateOfClimate
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At 2.05°F (1.14°C) above average, the January 2020 global temperature ranked as the warmest January on record:
#StateOfClimate
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RELEASED: Global Climate Report for August 2023. Learn more about significant global weather and climate events and how they compare to the historical record:
#StateOfClimate
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NCEI headquarters in Asheville, NC, has been severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. We’re grateful to report that all employees and staff have been accounted for and all data holdings are safe, though archived data is currently unavailable.
More info:
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El Niño is here, but how do we know that? Turns out scientists look at a LOT of different environmental factors to figure that out. Learn more about how NCEI products help scientists detect and track ENSO phase:
@NWSCPC
@NOAAClimate
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El Niño has arrived right before winter! If you live in the Midwest, Great Lakes region, or Missouri River basin, our Regional Climate Centers have just released region-specific El Niño impact summaries to prepare you for winter this year. ❄️ Read more at:
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If you hear “El Niño” and just think about tropical season forecasts, you’re not alone. We’re here to tell you that ENSO can impact much more! Learn about potential global weather, water, and climate impacts and how NCEI data help scientists study them:
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June 8: Extreme and exceptional drought expanded in northern and central CA, and along the central CA coast. Exceptional drought expanded in central UT. Large areas of exceptional drought persist in CA, NV, UT, AZ, and NM.
#DroughtMonitor
#CAwx
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A State Climate Extremes Committee said “Hail yes!” to a new state hail diameter record set near Kirk, CO on Aug 8, 2023. Besides its impressive 5.25” in diameter, the stone raised questions too.
@NWS
@NWSGoodland
@IBHS_org
@ColoradoClimate
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At 1.76°F above the 20th century average, the October 2019 global temperature ranked as the second warmest October on record:
#StateOfClimate
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⚠️ UPDATE: Our Continental U.S. Hurricane Strikes poster now includes all storm strikes from 1950–2022.
Look at more info about Ian and Nicole—the two U.S. hurricanes that made landfall in 2022:
@NHC_Atlantic
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Check out our new “Coldest Day of the Year” maps based on 30 years of U.S. climate records from 1991-2020:
#ColdestDay
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@NOAA
@NOAAClimate
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December 2017 was the warmest December on record for Alaska with a statewide average temperature of 19.4°F, 15.7°F above average:
#StateOfClimate
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We have just released the July 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online:
#StateOfClimate
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Check out our inventory of tropical cyclone tracks with records dating back to the 1850s:
#DataDiscoveryMonth
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#HappyGroundhogDay
! Groundhogs aren’t the best source of climate information—we are! Still, Punxsutawney Phil (along with climate information) is always fun to read about:
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#PunxsutawneyPhil
has a 40% accuracy rate of predicting the start of spring in the last decade. Did he match your prediction? Tell Phil in the comments if you want winter to last another six weeks or not.
#GroundhogDay
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☀️
#HappyGroundhogDay
! Punxsutawney Phil is back for his yearly round of playing forecaster. We don’t mind—he’s pretty cute, despite his lack of college degrees. See how well his forecasts have panned out over the past decade.
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What’s the oldest item in our collection? A copy of a weather journal kept by the Rev. Samuel Checkley of Boston, which dates to 1735. We also keep copies of
#wx
journals of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (pictured).
#AmericanArchivesMonth
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Arizona finally broke free of 512 weeks of drought. That’s the longest drought in Arizona in the history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
#AZDrought
#DroughtMonitor
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Of the 219
#BillionDollarDisasters
in the U.S. since 1980, Hurricane Harvey ranks 2nd, Hurricane Maria 3rd, and Hurricane Irma 5th most costly:
#StateOfClimate
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It’s the astronomical
#FirstDayOfFall
but when did meteorological fall begin?
http://t.co/YQYpbReDtQ
http://t.co/JJNi0mIFFC
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After much anticipation, today
@NOAA
releases the new U.S. Climate Normals for 1991–2020. Normals help you compare what’s happening in your neck of the woods with the last 30 years. Find out:
@NWS
@CommerceGov
#ClimateNormals
#NOAAClimateNormals
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We have just released the October 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online:
#StateOfClimate
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A rainfall event in Hawaii breaks the U.S. record for most precipitation in a 24-hour period. The 49.69 inches occurred last April in Waipā Garden, Kauai.
@NWS
@NWSHonolulu
#HIwx
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January–October 2016 contiguous U.S. average temperature was 57.8°F, 2.8°F above average:
#StateOfClimate
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This New Year, resolve to learn about, and understand the implications of, space weather:
#FinalFrontier
#NewYearsResolution
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With 16
#BillionDollarDisasters
in 2017, the U.S. has now experienced 219 weather and climate disasters since 1980—total losses exceed $1.5 trillion:
#StateOfClimate
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Today we’re celebrating
#WomenInScience
. Rachel Carson, the author of “Silent Spring” is an important part of
@NOAA
history, and will always be remembered and honored for her dedication to environmental preservation.
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Predicting the arrival of spring for the entire U.S. is a tough job, but each February 2,
#PunxsutawneyPhil
gives it his best effort. See how he stacks up to climate history:
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The U.S. experienced 20
#BillionDollarDisasters
in 2021: 8 severe weather events, 4 tropical cyclone events, 3 tornado outbreaks, 2 flooding events, 1 drought/heat wave event, 1 winter storm/cold wave event, and 1 wildfire event.
#StateOfClimate
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Our scientists analyzed 60 years of data to shed light on the health of a critical oceanic process, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Learn more:
@NOAA
#ScienceNews
#UMD
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No April fooling!
#OnThisDay
in 1960, the world’s first meteorological pictures from space gave weather forecasters their first-ever view of cloud formations as they developed:
@NOAASatellites
#OTD
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The State of the Climate in 2020 report has been released. Follow this thread for details.
#StateOfClimate2020
@AmetSoc
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With global land and ocean surface temperatures 2.09°F (1.16°C) above average, March 2020 is the second warmest March on record for the globe:
#StateOfClimate
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#OnThisDay
30 years ago the March 1993 Storm of the Century bore down on nearly half the U.S. population with severe weather, record-breaking snow, and even storm surge. Read about one of the deadliest winter storms to hit the U.S.:
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Do you ever wonder why meteorological spring started on the first of this month whereas astronomical spring starts today? We’re way ahead of you:
#FirstDayOfSpring
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Satellite instruments captured a dramatic solar eruption Tuesday, unlike any recent activity, on the sun’s surface. Now that’s a big bang:
@NOAASatellites
@CIRESnews
#ScienceNews
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#OnThisDay
March 1993 Storm of the Century bore down on nearly half the U.S. population with record-breaking snow:
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#OnThisDay
The March 1993 Storm of the Century was the second worst snowstorm to impact the eastern United States:
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Learning from the past is key to preparing for the future. Check out our newly updated Continental U.S. Hurricane Strike poster, now showing storm strikes from 1950-2021:
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Attention decision-makers, educators, and weather nerds – our updated Continental U.S. Hurricane Strike poster now includes all storm strikes from 1950-2021. Download here:
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JUST IN:
#June
2019 was the warmest June on record for globe, says
@NOAA
National Centers for Environmental Information. Record dates to 1880.
@NOAA
#StateOfClimate
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NCEI is excited to announce the release of its next generation hourly large-scale climate dataset, the Global Historical Climatology Network hourly (GHCNh).
Learn more about GHCNh and how it integrates with current NCEI data products:
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The 134-year tradition of a rodent predicting the length of winter has its scientific flaws, but the fanfare is entertaining!
#PunxsutawneyPhil
will wake up tomorrow to cast his prediction. Learn how often he is correct:
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Did you see the huge boom from the sun this week? Probably not from where you’re standing. But our satellites caught the dramatic coronal mass ejection, rare for its size. Learn more about the geophysics of the sun:
@NOAASatellites
@CIRESnews
#ScienceNews
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#OnThisDay
The March 1993 Storm of the Century bore down on nearly half the U.S. population with record-breaking snow:
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Check out our “Coldest Day of the Year” maps based on 30 years of U.S. climate records:
#ColdestDay
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Happy
#Thanksgiving
! Hey, if during dinner anyone says, “Gosh, I wonder what the weather was like on the first officially recognized Thanksgiving Day near Plymouth, Massachusetts,” tell them, “It was sunny and nearly 40°F.” 🦃
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Just in: Winter ranked 6th warmest on record for the contiguous USA, based on the average temperature observed from December 2019 thru February 2020.
@NOAA
#StateOfClimate
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August 2021 Antarctic sea ice extent was the fifth highest for August on record:
@NSIDC
#StateOfClimate
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#June
2019: 43rd June in a row and 414th consecutive month with temperatures above avg.
@NOAA
#StateOfClimate
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Announcing today’s release of the new U.S. Climate Normals from
@NOAA
@NWS
@CommerceGov
@NCState_NCICS
#ClimateNormals
#NOAAClimateNormals
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The State of the Climate in 2019 report has been released. Follow this thread for details.
#StateOfClimate2019
@AmetSoc
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July 13: Check it out: this week’s drought footprint compared to the same time last year. Riveting, yes?
#DroughtMonitor
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The
@NOAA
seasonal hurricane outlook was released today! Check it out, but remember it only takes one storm. Prepare by learning about U.S. hurricane strikes from our newly updated poster, now including storms from 1950–2022.
@NHC_Atlantic
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Psst! Save our punny climate map for when there’s an awkward silence at the Thanksgiving dinner and you need to pretend to be busy on your phone. 📱 If your city didn’t make it on the map, look it up here:
#Thanksgiving
#ClimateNormals
#NOAA
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Though they are closely related, weather and climate aren’t the same thing. See what makes them different:
#WorldMeteorologicalDay
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April 2018 marks the 400th consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average for the globe:
#StateOfClimate
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#DYK
an average atmospheric river carries 25 times the amount of water as the Mississippi River? Learn more about them as one bears down on the
#PacNW
:
#ORwx
#WAwx
Get your local forecast from
@NWS
@NWSPortland
@NWSSeattle
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With
#Eclipse2017
right around the corner, see how scientists observed a similar event over 100 years ago:
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🥶 Will you likely see the
#ColdestDay
of the year in a few weeks or are you still waiting for the chill to seep in after January 1? Leave the guesswork behind and check out our “Coldest Day of the Year” map based on 30 years of U.S. climate records:
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NOAA’s new Global Surface Temperature dataset now extends back to January 1850, including an additional 30 years of data. 👀
#GlobalClimate
#Climate
#Data
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The U.S. experienced 20
#BillionDollarDisasters
in 2021. U.S. disaster costs for 2021 exceeded $145 billion, the third-highest cost on record.
#StateOfClimate
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Since records began in 1895, summer overnight low temperatures are warming at a rate nearly twice as fast as afternoon high temperatures for the U.S.:
#StateOfClimate
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May 2018 marks the 401st consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average for the globe:
#StateOfClimate
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It’s Groundhog Day! The only day of the year where we rely on rodents to predict our weather outlook. Phil says we’re in for another six weeks of winter. Here’s the probability that he’ll be correct:
#HappyGroundhogDay
#PunxsutawneyPhil
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The new Climate Normals are on the way! NOAA’s latest update to its 30-year averages for temperature and precipitation will be available in May 2021:
@NOAA
@NWS
@NOAAClimate
#ClimateNormals
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#PunxsutawneyPhil
has a 40% accuracy rate of predicting the start of spring in the last decade. Want to contribute your predictions? Tell Phil in the comments if you think winter will last another six weeks or not. Whose shadow will you base your prediction on?
#GroundhogDay
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Learn when it might be chilliest in your area with our map based on 30 years of climatological data:
#ColdestDay
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#OnThisDay
The March 1993 Storm of the Century bore down on nearly half the U.S. population with record-breaking snow:
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El Niño is here! ENSO can influence and disrupt weather, ocean, and climate patterns all over the globe. Learn more about ENSO and how NCEI data and products help detect and monitor different ENSO phases and their impacts:
@NWSCPC
@NOAAClimate
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On December 10, 2021, two Kentucky Mesonet sites survived brushes with a large and powerful tornado, a rare feat for weather observing equipment. One of the resulting gusts has now been verified as a new KY record:
@NWSLouisville
@NWSPaducah
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July 2018 was much warmer than average for 17 states and cooler than average for 1 state:
#StateOfClimate
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JUST IN:
#StateOfClimate2018
annual report released today with
@ametsoc
and
@NOAA
#BulletinAMS
#SOTC2018
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We hope everyone left room for puns. Check out this map of U.S. cities with some holiday-appropriate names!
#Thanksgiving
#ThanksgivingWx
#ClimateNormals
#NOAA
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⚠️ NCEI will switch to an updated version of the NOAAGlobalTemp dataset that has full global coverage with the release of the January 2023 Global Climate report on February 14, 2023.
#GlobalClimate
#Climate
#Data
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At 1.67°F (0.93°C) above average, the July 2021 global temperature ranked as the warmest July on record:
#StateOfClimate
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We have just released the June 2019 U.S. Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, for downloadable maps and more information, see
#StateOfClimate
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January–June 2024 contiguous U.S. average
#annual
temperature was 50.9°F, 3.4°F above average—ranking second warmest on record for this period:
#StateOfClimate
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We’re back to work! From everyone at NCEI, thanks for your patience:
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