Earth had its sixth-warmest July on record, with extreme dryness over Europe, the U.S. West, western Australia, and central South America, and extreme wetness over eastern Australia, east-central Africa, and parts of the Middle East.
On average, July is the United States hottest month of the year. But where did this July fall in the historical record? See highlights from the monthly U.S. summary from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Sixth-warmest June on record. La Niña still influencing precipitation patterns.
Through June, the U.S. area burned by wildfires in 2022 was more than double the long-term average.
May 2022 was the ninth-warmest May in the 143-year NOAA record. Despite La Niña, there's a greater than 99 percent chance that 2022 will rank among the 10 warmest years on record.
Summer-like heat felt across much of the South during May. Drought conditions improve for some, yet remain across much of the West.
Despite the ongoing La Niña cooling the tropical Pacific, 2022 is virtually certain to be one of the 10 warmest years in the historical record.
April was a little cooler than average for the contiguous United States, and it was a month for extreme events, with tornadoes, blizzards, and wildfires.
Fifth-warmest March on record. Near-record-low sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere. Many precipitation disruptions consistent with La Niña climate pattern.
Record drought conditions across West raise concerns for summer dry season.