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There’s a lot going on at NCEI. Discover more about us and Earth’s climate, oceans, coasts, and geophysics in these featured news stories.

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Panoramic image of snow covered mountains with a person far away in the background.

January 4, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for January 2, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 27.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Pink sunset after a storm in Asheville, NC with an apartment building in the forefront.

December 28, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 26, 2023

According to the December 26, 2023 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 27.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico, a decrease from last week’s 27.9%. The worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought) slightly decreased from 5.5% last week to 5.4%.

The sun setting with yellow and red hues over a snowy mountain landscape.

December 21, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 19, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 27.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Waterfall in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by lush greenery.

December 15, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 12, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 28.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

A mountain ridgeline in Arizona with a small amount of green vegetation creeping onto the rocks of the mountains and burned and dead ponderosa pine trees in the foreground.

December 15, 2023

Indigenous Land and Historical Wildfire Management

Indigenous land management practices over past millennia have increased the fire resilience of Southwest U.S. ponderosa pine forests.

Los Cuatro Postes Monument in Spain with blue sky behind it.

December 14, 2023

Assessing the Global Climate in November 2023

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for November 2023 was the highest on record for the month of November.

A lake with boulders strewn throughout the water with snow-capped mountains looming in the background.

December 8, 2023

Assessing the U.S. Climate in November 2023

During November, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 44.4°F, 2.7°F above the 20th-century average.

Dark storm clouds looming over a prairie with vibrant green grass.

December 7, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 5, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 28.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

A snowy city with mountains and Christmas lights in the background and a light pole in the forefront with a sign reading “Carter Park”.

December 12, 2016

Updated December 6, 2023

Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas?

See which places have the best chance of being a winter wonderland on December 25 according to weather history.

NCEI’s Chris Guiterman working outside cutting a tree with a chainsaw.

December 4, 2023

Humans of NCEI: Chris Guiterman

Get to know Chris Guiterman, a Research Scientist from the Paleoclimate team.