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NCEI provides a post-game analysis of extreme spring weather

May 29, 2019

An aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters March 17, 2019. An increase in water levels of surrounding rivers and waterways caused by record-setting snowfall over the winter in addition to a large drop in air pressure caused widespread flooding across the state of Nebraska. See more Air Force photos at https://www.afspc.af.mil.

Antarctic sea ice shows little trend, lots of variability

May 28, 2019

Young, thin ice floats in the Amundsen Sea on October 16, 2009.

Warming may increase the risk of rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the East Coast

May 28, 2019

GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

Rising emissions drive Annual Greenhouse Gas Index increase in 2018

May 21, 2019

Cloudy sunset view of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii.

April 2019 was 2nd hottest on record for the globe

May 20, 2019

Arctic sea ice coverage reached a record low last month

U.S. moved closer to being drought-free in April

May 8, 2019

An expansive view of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, America's biggest national park, as seen in April 2019. According to NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, Alaska had its 10th warmest April on record in 2019.

NOAA celebrates 25 years of developing climate services in Africa

April 29, 2019

NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

March 2019 was second hottest on record for the globe

April 18, 2019

U.S. hit with two billion-dollar disasters so far in 2019

April 9, 2019

Nation has its coldest first quarter in 5 years

An aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters March 17, 2019. An increase in water levels of surrounding rivers and waterways caused by record-setting snowfall over the winter in addition to a large drop in air pressure caused widespread flooding across the state of Nebraska. See more Air Force photos at https://www.afspc.af.mil.

Spring Outlook 2019 in pictures: Featured maps and video from Climate.gov

March 22, 2019

Chances of a cooler or warmer than usual spring.

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