September 2020 was the hottest September on record for the globe, continuing a sweltering year.
The latest maps from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center show where October 2020 is forecast to be much hotter and drier than average in the U.S. It's not a great outlook for the wildfire-affected West.
August 2020 was the second-hottest August on record, and it ended the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere.
The September 2020 temperature and precipitation outlook favors a warmer- and drier-than-average September across the western United States, and a wetter-than-average month across the south-central Plains and much of the East.
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July 2020 was the second-warmest July on record for the globe, as 2020 continues its scorching path to one of the hottest years on record.
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The August 2020 outlook favors hotter-than-average temperatures along both coasts, while tropical moisture is likely to lead to a wetter-than-average August along the East Coast.
June 2020 broke the streak of each month being warmest or second warmest on record by being only the third-warmest June on record.