According to the September 15 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 32.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
Integrate newly developed resources from NOAA into youth education.
Meet oceanographer Hernan Garcia with our newest installment of Humans of NCEI.
The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for August 2020 was 1.69°F (0.94°C), the second warmest on record for the month of August.
Each week, dozens of indicators and hundreds of on-the-ground observers contribute to the creation of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
According to the September 8 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 32.7% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
During August, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 74.7°F, 2.6°F above the 20th-century average.
According to the September 1 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 33.3% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
Get to know Associate Research Professor Ebenezer Nyadjro, one of the amazing people behind the data at NCEI.
According to the August 25 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 32.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.