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Outgoing long-wave radiation anomaly from December 11, 2023–January 5, 2024. Outgoing long-wave radiation is radiation leaving the Earth's surface. It is blocked by clouds, so areas with more clouds show up as negative outgoing long-wave radiation anomalies. Regions with more clouds and rain than average are shown in blue; areas with fewer clouds and less rain are shown in orange. Climate.gov image from CPC data.