The National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly known as the National Climate Data Center) announced a new blog this week which will feature in-depth discussions of current and past climate. They will look at trends in climate over time, compare current to past events, and more generally discuss how climate data are collected and used by scientists.
You can read about the blog and meet the authors by clicking here. The blog will updated every two weeks at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/department/beyond-data.