Climate summaries

  • NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the earth as a whole today for September 2022. It shows that the monthly temperature tied for the 5th warmest on record. North America had its warmest September ever. The Southeast was the only place in the United States that was near normal in temperature–most areas were much…

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  • The North Carolina State Climatology Office released their September climate summary today, after a wet end to the month from Hurricane Ian’s remains. They also provide a look at the fall foliage season that is underway. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/10/september-felt-like-summer-to-start-then-fall-at-the-finish/.

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  • Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics…

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  • NOAA sent out their August global summary of climate conditions last week. It shows that the earth as a whole had its 6th warmest August since records began in 1880. It was the 5th lowest sea ice coverage on record. You can read more in August 2022 Global Climate Report | National Centers for Environmental…

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  • We are about halfway through September 2022, and so here is a quick look at the month so far. Temperatures in the eastern half of the region have generally been warmer than normal, while those in the western half have been quite a bit cooler than normal. The precipitation has also been variable across the…

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  • The latest monthly and seasonal summary for the United States came out late last week. It shows that for the continental US as a whole, it was the third warmest summer on record since 1891, when records began. August was the 8th warmest on record, and nearly the entire country was above normal, especially the…

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  • The latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina is now available from their State Climate Office. It shows that their August 2022 was warmer than normal overall and precipitation was varied across the state. You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/09/drought-disappears-in-august-despite-the-tropical-lull/.

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