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December 1, 2022
U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for November 29, 2022
Moderate to exceptional drought covers 48.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
November 15, 2022
Assessing the Global Climate in October 2022
In October 2022, the global average temperature was 1.60°F (0.89°C) above average, the fourth warmest on record.
November 8, 2022
Assessing the U.S. Climate in October 2022
In October, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 55.3°F, 1.2°F above the 20th-century average.
November 9, 2022
Humans of NCEI: Myranda Uselton Shirk
Get to know Myranda Uselton Shirk, a Data Scientist who specializes in programming and machine learning.
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