Drought improvement likely across the Southeast, Gulf Coast, and Texas amid ongoing El Niño.
September was the sixth consecutive month of record-high global ocean surface temperature.
Coastal storms brought heavy rains and flooding to the East Coast, and 111 counties had their warmest September on record.
A third year of La Niña, a record-setting underwater volcanic eruption, and drought expansion. These are just a few of the highlights of the State of the Climate 2022 report.
The predicted combination of a much warmer than average and much drier than average September across the country's middle is bad news for the ongoing drought in the Plains and Deep South.
July 2023 was the warmest July on record. Ocean surface temperatures were record warm for the fourth month in a row.
Record-breaking heat waves hit the Southwest during July.
The August temperature outlook favors well above-average temperatures across the southern tier of the country. Above-average precipitation is favored across the middle of the country.
Earth had its warmest June on record, with ocean temperatures hotter than any month in the historic record.
June brought the country extreme heat and billion-dollar severe storms.