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  • Wild weather on the West Coast in February 2019

    February 22, 2019

    A wavy jet stream connected three extreme events across the eastern Pacific Ocean and the West Coast.

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  • Hot and dry, warm and wet: Summer 2018 extremes in the U.S. Climate Reference Network

    February 21, 2019

    Many networks across the U.S. collect air temperature and precipitation observations we use to characterize these events. But only NCEI's U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) was designed with lab-calibrated sensors--in triplicate--to ensure a high-quality, continuous record of U.S. climate. 

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  • Ogallala water level change map

    National Climate Assessment: Great Plains’ Ogallala Aquifer drying out

    February 19, 2019

    The Ogallala Aquifer has supported agricultural needs in multiple states for decades, but the aquifer is being drained faster than it is being replenished.

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  • February 2019 ENSO Update: El Niño conditions are here

    February 14, 2019

    NOAA has issued an El Niño Advisory, reflecting the presence of El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific.

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  • cold air outbreak of late january 2019

    Bitterly cold extremes on a warming planet: Putting the Midwest’s late January record cold in perspective

    February 13, 2019

    NCEI's Anthony Arguez uses a new dataset for tracking hot and cold extremes to provide a preliminary analysis of the Arctic blast that hit the Midwest and other parts of the eastern United States in late January 2019.

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