In a record going back to 1850, Earth hasn't had a year colder than the 20th-century average since 1976—almost half a century.
The latest forecast says a major disruption of the polar vortex is on its way, but the stratosphere has been acting up for a while. Our bloggers explain what it might mean for U.S. weather.
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Drought improvement likely across the Southeast, Gulf Coast, and Texas amid ongoing El Niño.
Highlights from the 2022 update to NOAA's Arctic Report Card in maps and charts.
Earth had its fourth-warmest October on record.
It was the sixth-warmest year on record for planet Earth.
The month brought a warm West and a cold East. Amid widespread dryness, wetter-than-average conditions occurred in Colorado, the Ohio Valley, and the Mid-Atlantic.
A cool, wet January is slightly favored across much of the North, with a warm, dry month favored for the South. Elsewhere, there are even chances for any outcome.
Northern Hemisphere land areas were record warm, and La Niña left its imprint on global precipitation patterns.