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Scenic Montana valley with the sun setting over the mountains and turning the sky into a mosaic of yellow, orange, and purple hues.

June 9, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for June 6, 2023

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

Red and yellow gaillardia flowers in bloom with a monarch butterfly resting on one of the flowers.

June 8, 2023

Assessing the U.S. Climate in May 2023

During May, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 62.4°F, which is 2.2°F above the 20th-century average.

Photo of NCEI Jake Fortune posing and smiling for the camera.

June 2, 2023

Humans of NCEI: Jake Fortune

Get to know Jake Fortune, a Supervisory Communications Specialist.

The ocean with a pier stretched far out into the clear blue water.

June 1, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for May 30, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Herd of bison marching across a field of grass.

May 25, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for May 23, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 16.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Sunset at sea. Atlantic, United States Northeast. 2005 August 14.

May 23, 2023

Tracking Sea Surface Temperatures

NOAA Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST)

Snow-capped mountain in the background with a stream flowing over rocks to the left, and the sunset bathing the top of the mountain in red light.

May 18, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for May 16, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 17.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Iceberg melting with icicles hanging from it in Antarctica.

May 12, 2023

Assessing the Global Climate in April 2023

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

Sun setting and turning the sky orange behind a backdrop of mountains and waterways.

May 11, 2023

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for May 9, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 19.7% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Three observational buoys colored blue and yellow awaiting deployment on a deck next to the ocean.

May 10, 2023

NCEI and WHOI Begin Research Collaboration

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to share high-quality oceanic data collected from the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative’s instrument arrays.