Air Temperature

The June 2020 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for 11 regions and subregions.

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.

During May, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 60.8°F, 0.6°F above the 20th-century average.

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for April 2020 was the second highest on record for the month of April.

During April, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 50.9°F, 0.2°F below the 20th-century average.

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for March 2020 was the second highest on record for the month of March.

March wet and warm across CONUS, coldest year-to-date since 2012 for Alaska

The March 2020 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for several regions and subregions.

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for February 2020 was the second highest for the month of February in the 141-year record

Great Lakes communities pummeled by heavy lake-effect snows during February