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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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March 14, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in February 2024

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for February 2024 was the highest on record.

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March 8, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in February 2024

In February, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 41.1°F, 7.2°F above the 20th-century average.

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March 7, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for March 5, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 18.3% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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February 29, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for February 27, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 18.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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February 28, 2024

Hang On, What’s Not Normal About February 29?

How does Leap Day disrupt the U.S. Climate Normals? NCEI scientists would tell you that it’s much more complicated than it seems.

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February 22, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for February 20, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 16.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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February 21, 2024

The Legacy of Dr. George Washington Carver

Learn about the legacy of Dr. George Washington Carver, one of the prominent Black scientists of the early 20th century.

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February 15, 2024

World Ocean Atlas 2023

The Ocean Climate Laboratory released World Ocean Atlas 2023—Global Climatologies of Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, and Inorganic Nutrients.

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February 14, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in January 2024

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for January 2024 was the highest on record.

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February 14, 2024

Global Surface Temperature Dataset Updated

The newest version of NOAA’s global surface temperature dataset (NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0) has been released.

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