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Department:December 3, 2020The 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.
Department:December 1, 2020December 2020 and the start of the 2020-2021 winter looks warmer and drier than average for much of the country.
Department:November 16, 2020October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.
Department:November 2, 2020November 2020 is favored to be warmer than average for much of the United States and drier than average across the southern US.
Department:October 16, 2020September 2020 was the hottest September on record for the globe, continuing a sweltering year.
Department:October 1, 2020The 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.
Department:September 24, 2020Guest blogger Marybeth Arcodia explains her latest research into how the Madden-Julian Oscillation and ENSO sometimes enhance each other's influence on U.S. precipitation and other times cancel each other out.
Department:September 17, 2020A new NOAA-funded index scores U.S. states' vulnerability to drought, based on a combination of sensitivity, exposure, and their ability to adapt.
Department:September 15, 2020August 2020 was the second-hottest August on record, and it ended the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere.
Department:September 10, 2020Extreme heat in the U.S. Southwest carried August 2020 into the record books as the country’s third-warmest August in the 126-year record. Despite heavy rain from landfalling tropical cyclones, national average precipitation was in the driest third of the record.
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