![What will average U.S. temperatures look like in future Octobers?](/sites/default/files/US_LOCA_october_meantemp_480.jpg)
This animated gif shows how October average temperatures in the contiguous United States are projected to change in coming decades if global carbon dioxide emissions continue along a high-emissions pathway.
![Research cruises reveal global warming reaching the deep Southern Ocean](/sites/default/files/Cruise_deep_ocean_heatflux_480.png)
Earth's coldest waters are warming, an indication that global warming has reached one of the most remote corners of the ocean's circulatory system.
![Winter Outlook 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/card_thumb/public/2023-07/winteroutlook_2018-19_480.jpg?itok=VlTDPlov)
NOAA's Mike Halpert explains the 2018-19 U.S. winter outlook
October 18, 2018
![Detailed maps of urban heat island effects in Washington, DC, and Baltimore](/sites/default/files/Urbanheatisland_DC_20180828_480x320.jpg)
Use a slider to compare satellite images of Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, with maps of afternoon temperatures to see the hottest and coolest parts of the city on a late summer day.
![Map image for Alaska’s 2018 early fall extremes](/sites/default/files/styles/width_320/public/AK_drought_9Oct2018_480.jpg?itok=7drLO5G2)
Alaska’s 2018 early fall extremes
October 15, 2018
![Map image for Dry 2018 water year comes to an end in California](/sites/default/files/styles/width_320/public/precipanom_monthly_cmb_Rotator_480x320.jpg?itok=GW3SXBRG)
Dry 2018 water year comes to an end in California
October 9, 2018
![What’s the U.S. climate outlook for September 2018?](/sites/default/files/temp_precip_outlook_combo_September2018_480.png)
The September 2018 temperature and precipitation Outlooks for the United States predict warmer than average temperatures for much of the country and wetter than average conditions for the central Plains and eastern seaboard.
![Map image for A hot, dry summer has led to drought in Europe in 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/width_320/public/SuomiVIIRS_26Jul2018_480.png?itok=er26XCUF)
A hot, dry summer has led to drought in Europe in 2018
August 30, 2018
![Map image for A soggy summer for the Mid-Atlantic in 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/width_320/public/precipanom_monthly_cmb_2018_07_480.png?itok=E5CS0cKj)
A soggy summer for the Mid-Atlantic in 2018
August 23, 2018