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Valley of purple flowers with the sun setting and rows of blue-colored mountains in the background.

May 4, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for May 2, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 20.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

May 1, 2023

Celebrating 40 Years of the Regional Climate Center Program

Take a look back at the early days of the Regional Climate Center Program, while we offer a vision for the future.

Paved road stretching through a mountainous desert landscape with red-hued dirt.

April 27, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 25, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 21.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Glassy-blue mountain lake sandwiched between snow-capped mountains with green trees bordering the water.

April 20, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 18, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 21.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Multiple different colored caps and bottles gathered into a sizable pile with sand visible on the macroplastic debris.

April 19, 2023

New Oceaneye Partnership Brings Expansion to Microplastics Database

NCEI Marine Microplastic database partners with Oceaneye.

Orange flowers blooming on a sandy beach with the mountains, ocean, and cloudy sky lit up pink from the setting sun in the background.

April 13, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 11, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 21.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

A tree blooms with large pink blossoms in the foreground with a light-colored stone mosque and turrets in the background in Istanbul, Turkey.

April 13, 2023

Assessing the Global Climate in March 2023

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

Close up of spectacular eye and eye wall photograph taken from NOAA P-3.

April 12, 2023

Blending Multi-Satellite Data to Improve Hurricane Forecasting

NOAA NCEI Blended Sea Winds v2.0 provides a long-term ocean surface wind product that can easily delineate high winds, especially in hurricanes.

Multiple feet of snow sit on top of a cabin in Solitude, UT at night with more snow on the ground almost reaching the roof of the cabin.

April 10, 2023

Assessing the U.S. Climate in March 2023

Key Points: The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in March 2023 was 40.7°F, which is 0.8°F below average, ranking in the middle third of the record. March precipitation for the co

Closeup of a white flower in full bloom on a saguaro cactus.

April 6, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 4, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 23.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.