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September 16, 2025
Hurricane Helene Story Map is Released
Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene, NOAA has released a story map titled “Helene in Southern Appalachia”, which offers an overview of the disaster that struck the region in late September 2024. The story map details the events leading up to Helene, the hurricane itself, and the destruction and tragedy it left in its wake.
September 15, 2025
New NOAA Space Weather Portal Now Available
NOAA Space Weather Portal (SPOT) is a cloud-based web portal and data processing monitor for NCEI Space Weather data.
September 11, 2025
Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in August 2025
Globally, August 2025 was the third-warmest August in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a temperature 1.93°F (1.07°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.
September 9, 2025
Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in August 2025
The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) in August was 73.4°F, 1.3°F above the 20th-century average, ranking in the warmest third of the 131-year record.
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