During June, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 70.3°F, 1.8°F above the 20th-century average.
According to the July 7 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought covers 21.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
According to the June 30 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 21.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
The June 2020 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for 11 regions and subregions.
According to the June 23 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought covers 21.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
NCEI is archiving data from COSMIC-2, a constellation of six microsatellites that launched in June 2019.
According to the June 16 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought covers 19.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for May 2020 was 1.71°F (0.95°C) above average, tying with 2016 as the warmest May in the 141-year record.
According to the June 9 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought covers 17.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
During May, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 60.8°F, 0.6°F above the 20th-century average.
