Using a combination of observations and models, NOAA-funded scientists have found a small but significant “advanced warning” signal for heightened summer tornado activity in the U.S.: warmer-than-average water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico
2016-2017 U.S. Winter Outlook
October 20, 2016
The tropical Pacific has cooled since the end of El Niño this spring, but the pace of cooling had slowed as of August.
2016 eastern Pacific hurricane season makes up for lost time
August 12, 2016
Climate experts are keeping their eyes on the tropical Pacific, watching a strip of cool water that may be one indicator that La Niña is brewing.
Globally, 2015 set a new record for the most extremely warm days in the 66-year record (1.8 times more than the average). The number of extremely warm days and nights was the highest ever recorded in western North America, parts of central Europe, and central Asia.