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  • Wildfires break out in Oklahoma in April 2018

    April 24, 2018

    Extremely dry and windy conditions helped rapidly grow and spread wildfires across Oklahoma in April 2018.

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    April 20, 2018

    A dry winter set the stage for widespread and severe drought across the Southwest and Southern Plains. 

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  • Latest snow on record for thousands of U.S. weather stations

    April 19, 2018

    Was last weekend's winter storm the latest snow of the season where you live? Our interactive map shows the latest date of measurable snow recorded at thousands of U.S. weather stations, based on data through April 11, 2018.  

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    In the coastal communities near the Bering Strait, a winter unlike the rest

    April 16, 2018

    A lack of persistent sea ice in waters around the Bering Strait this winter disrupted travel, damaged roads and other infrastructure, and prevented traditional hunting and fishing in several coastal communities in western Alaska. 

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  • The all things being equal edition

    April 13, 2018

    A quick spin around the March 2018 U.S. climate scene, all else being equal.

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