Browse by Month
Observing & Predicting
Department:February 1, 2021The February 2021 outlook favors a colder- and wetter-than-average month for much of the northern and central United States.
Department:January 28, 2021A rapidly warming stratosphere and swirling polar vortexes, oh my! What is going on so far this winter? Three stratosphere experts help us sort it out.
Department:January 20, 2021New website features more interactive content and easy-to-understand graphics describing current and predicted drought conditions.
Department:January 15, 2021Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.
Department:January 13, 2021Nationwide warmth was accompanied by extreme precipitation differences: dry conditions in the West and wet conditions in much of the East.
Department:January 4, 2021January 2021 is favored to be wetter and warmer than average for much of the country.
Department:December 16, 2020Por una gran mayoría, los científicos del clima están de acuerdo en que la temperatura global promedio hoy en día es más cálida que en la época preindustrial, y que la actividad humana es el principal factor contribuyente.
Department:December 15, 2020November 2020 was the second-warmest November on record, which increases 2020's chance of becoming the warmest year on record to over 50%.
Department:December 10, 2020La Niña's here through winter, but chances for ENSO to transition to neutral by spring are rising.
Department:December 9, 2020The contiguous United States was warmer than average virtually coast to coast in November 2020, and much of the country was also drier than average.
Pages
