Climate

During September 2018, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 67.8°F, 2.9°F above the 20th century average.

The September 2018 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are available for 10 regions and subregions of the United States.

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for August 2018 was the fifth highest on record for the month of August.

During August 2018, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 73.6°F, 1.5°F above the 20th century average.

Learn about the Regional Climate Centers that support NOAA and expand the understanding of climate and weather across the Nation.

NCEI’s Weather and Climate Toolkit provides simple visualization and data export of the weather and climate data archived at the Center.

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for July 2018 was the fourth highest on record for the month of July.

During July 2018, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 75.5°F, 1.9°F above the 20th century average.

The U.S. Climate Extremes Index brings together several indicators to chart the occurrence of extreme events in the United States.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program released the Climate Science Special Report, Volume 1 of the Fourth National Climate Assessment.