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See the hottest day of summer for your location according to climate history

August 2, 2017

These maps show the hottest summer daytime high temperature recorded at thousands of U.S. stations prior to this summer.

Globe had 2nd warmest year to date and 3rd warmest June on record

July 18, 2017

Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice coverage remains small

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, July 20

July 18, 2017

Experts recap June, provide outlooks through October for the U.S., and discuss drought in Northern Plains

Top leaders to discuss critical impacts of an ice-diminishing Arctic on naval and maritime operations

July 12, 2017

Welcome to noaa.gov

After 2000-era plateau, global methane levels hitting new highs

July 11, 2017

Methane bubbles trapped in ice on Abraham Lake, in Alberta, Canada, during winter 2016-17. In the summer, the gas (produced by microbes in the lake sediments) escapes into the air—a process scientists have demonstrated with unconventional methods.

NOAA’s Greenhouse Gas Index up 40 percent since 1990

July 11, 2017

Aerial views over urban, night-time landscape.

U.S. saw 2nd warmest year to date on record and warmer-than-average June

July 7, 2017

Nation has experienced 9 billion-dollar disasters so far, including 3 tornado outbreaks

Park Ranger Roberto Mendez stands next to the unofficial temperature display outside Furnace Creek Visitor Center at Death Valley National Park in California on June 18, 2017. On both June 20 and 24, the temperature reached 127 degrees F, setting an all-time record high temperature for the month of June. During the evening, it only cooled to 97 and 98 degrees, respectively.

Based on past weather, what are the chances it will rain on Fourth of July?

June 28, 2017

Fourth of July fireworks.

What's the hottest and coldest it's ever been on the first day of summer?

June 21, 2017

Compare the warmest (left) and coldest (right) first days of summer (June 21) recorded at thousands of U.S. locations.

Bad news for peaches: Something freezing this way came in U.S. Southeast

June 19, 2017

Blueberry blossoms in Georgia, damaged by the March 2017 freeze. An unusually warm winter caused early flowering, which made many fruit crops vulnerable to a late-season freeze event.

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