June 2020 broke the streak of each month being warmest or second warmest on record by being only the third-warmest June on record.
July temperatures are favored to be in the warmest third of the recent climate record for much of the U.S. In the drought-stricken Southwest, the odds of well below average precipitation are higher than the odds of an average or wetter-than-average July.
In a study of rainfall over land, these tamed monsters dumped more rain than any other category of Atlantic tropical cyclones, including hurricanes.
Volunteers in three states are recording changes to their local beaches, information that's vital to protecting and restoring their seashores.
A former NOAA fellow talks about the development of her career and the challenge of telling a model you don't want it to simulate El Niño.
While the precipitation outlook for June is varied, the temperature outlook is one-sided, with most of the country having a higher chance for a warm June than a cool one.
A zero-emissions path would provide significant air quality benefits for the city and surrounding counties.
Like the months before it, April 2020 was also the second warmest on record for the globe, which means 2020 is almost certain to be among the four warmest years on record.
Climate models project dangerous combinations of heat and humidity by the end of the 21st century. New research says these extremes are already happening.