Browse by Month
Natural Climate Patterns
Department:April 15, 2020The most comprehensive database ever assembled of paleoclimate proxies that tell scientists about temperatures since the last ice age ended around 12,000 years ago has been released to the public.
Department:April 14, 2020Global temperatures in March 2020 were the second warmest on record, helping to start spring off just as abnormally warm as winter ended.
Department:April 9, 2020The ENSO team goes virtual in bringing you the latest outlook across the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Department:April 8, 2020In 2015, NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO) invited grant proposals from sea ice and climate scientists looking to better understand and predict Arctic sea ice behavior, on timescales ranging from days to decades. This is our second story on some of the resulting research.
Department:March 26, 2020How did the 2019-20 Winter Outlook do? Pretty darn good if you ask us! Learn just how good in our yearly verification post.
Department:March 16, 2020Cool conditions in Alaska and northern Canada related to a strong polar vortex were not enough to outweigh the extreme warmth across Europe and Asia in February 2020. Both the Northern Hemisphere and the globe as a whole had their second-warmest February on record.
Department:March 12, 2020Our blogger discusses current conditions in the tropical Pacific and why forecasters favor ENSO-neutral through the summer.
Department:March 2, 2020It's the start of meteorological spring, and warmer-than-average temperatures are favored for the central/eastern United States, while the precipitation outlook is more variable.
Department:February 27, 2020There’s more than just ENSO in the tropical climate neighborhood. Our blogger discusses an Indian Ocean climate pattern that had an important impact on Australia’s catastrophic 2019 bushfire season.
Department:February 13, 2020The surface of the tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but ENSO-neutral conditions are still in place. Our blogger takes a journey into the mind of an ENSO forecaster. It’s her own mind, but that still counts.
Pages
