It was the second-warmest October for the globe, and large parts of North and South America were drier than average.
Common U.S. and global climate maps for publication and presentation.
Browse Data Snapshots
Map and graph viewer for historical and projected county-level climate data.
Launch Climate Explorer
Educational framework for climate principles and concepts.
View Guides
Like a popular science magazine, News & Features offers stories, images, and videos for the science-interested public. From blogs, to FAQs, to long-read features, this section offers a deep dive into climate science and how climate change and variability affect what matters to us.
Access to common climate maps, data, and tools. Search a dataset catalog, check the status of key environmental indicators with the Global Climate Dashboard, or browse the Data Snapshots collection to locate publication-quality images to grab and re-use.
Climate.gov’s Teaching Climate section offers reviewed learning activities and curriculum materials, multimedia resources, and professional development opportunities for formal and informal educators who want to incorporate climate into their work.
A sister site to Climate.gov, the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit provides a central repository of climate and environmental data, tools, resources, expertise, and case studies geared toward improving our nation’s capacity to adapt to a variable and changing climate.