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Eighth-warmest December on record helps 2020 end as second-hottest year on record

January 15, 2021

Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.

January 2021 outlook: wetter and warmer than average for much of the United States

January 4, 2021

January 2021 is favored to be wetter and warmer than average for much of the country.

November 2020: The year is ending as it began, on a hot streak

December 15, 2020

November 2020 was the second-warmest November on record, which increases 2020's chance of becoming the warmest year on record to over 50%.

¿Cómo dañará el calentamiento global a las comunidades, la infraestructura y la economía de los Estados Unidos?

December 16, 2020

Desde incendios forestales más grandes e intensos hasta inundaciones repentinas más frecuentes, el calentamiento global ha aumentado el costo de los peligros naturales. El gasto actual en infraestructura no es suficiente para cubrir las reparaciones y mejoras.

A warm pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean has almost doubled in size, changing global rainfall patterns

December 3, 2020

The large, warm pool of ocean water in the Indian and west Pacific Oceans has been growing warmer and expanding in size since 1900, impacting the Madden Julian Oscillation and regional rainfall.

December 2020 outlook: warmer and drier than average for most of the U.S.

December 1, 2020

December 2020 and the start of the 2020-2021 winter looks warmer and drier than average for much of the country.

October 2020: “Only” the fourth-warmest October on record

November 16, 2020

October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.

November 2020: Above-average temperatures likely for much of the country

November 2, 2020

November 2020 is favored to be warmer than average for much of the United States and drier than average across the southern US.

September 2020 global temperature anomaly

September 2020: Another record-setting month for global heat

October 16, 2020

September 2020 was the hottest September on record for the globe, continuing a sweltering year.

October 2020: Hot and dry likely for much of the country

October 1, 2020

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.

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