A wetter-than-average March moderated drought in parts of the Central Plains, but severe to exceptional drought remained widespread in the West.
February 2021 was the 16th-warmest February on record, and it concluded the 8th-warmest Northern Hemisphere winter season on record.
NOAA climate experts are working on the latest update to the U.S. Climate Normals. Here’s a sneak peak at how what’s normal for winter will change.
February 2021 was the United States' coldest February in 30 years, but the winter overall was warmer than average. Much of the West remained in some level of drought.
Polar vortex expert Amy Butler and Arctic expert James Overland offer perspectives on the February cold snap in the southern U.S., the polar vortex, and how the Arctic might influence mid-latitude weather.
Averaged across the land and ocean, January 2021 was the seventh-hottest January on record dating back to 1880.
2020 was the second-warmest year on record for the globe overall, and land areas were record warm.
Nationwide warmth was accompanied by extreme precipitation differences: dry conditions in the West and wet conditions in much of the East.
Hay un gran potencial para que las acciones colectivas de muchos individuos en todo el mundo reduzcan el calentamiento global mediante la realización de cambios en actividades diarias y anuales que producen gases y aerosoles que atrapan el calor.
Existen evidencias científicas abrumadoras de que la Tierra se está calentando y una preponderancia de pruebas científicas de que las actividades humanas son la causa principal.