We have just released the 2021 Annual U.S. Climate Report. Follow this thread for details, and read more online: bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
The 2021 contiguous U.S. average temperature was 54.5°F, 2.5°F above average, the fourth-warmest year on record. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
RECORD WARM FOR THE MONTH: December contiguous U.S. temperature was 39.3°F, 6.7°F above average, exceeding the previous record set in December 2015. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
The 2021 contiguous U.S. precipitation total was 30.48 inches, 0.54 inch above average, and ranks in the middle third of the record. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
For 2021, the county with the greatest average precipitation in the contiguous U.S. was Jefferson County, WA, with 125.14 inches of precipitation. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
The U.S. experienced 20 #BillionDollarDisasters in 2021: 8 severe weather events, 4 tropical cyclone events, 3 tornado outbreaks, 2 flooding events, 1 drought/heat wave event, 1 winter storm/cold wave event, and 1 wildfire event. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
During 2021, 21 named storms formed in the North Atlantic Basin. This was the third most-active Atlantic hurricane season on record. Above-average tropical activity across the Atlantic Basin occurred for the sixth year in a row. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
It was an active wildfire year across the western U.S. with more than 7.1 million acres consumed. The second-largest fire in California history, the Dixie Fire, consumed nearly 964,000 acres in 2021. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate#CAwx#COwx
The 2021 preliminary U.S. tornado count was above average at 1,376 tornadoes. 193 December tornadoes have been confirmed — the greatest number of tornadoes for any December and nearly double the previous record of 97 in 2002. bit.ly/USClimate202112#StateOfClimate
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Our data and products are coming back online as NCEI recovers from Hurricane Helene, so we’re releasing an abbreviated version of our September U.S. and Global climate stats. Follow this thread for more. #StateOfClimate bit.ly/ClimateReports…
The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in September was 68.6°F, 3.8°F above average, ranking second warmest in the 130-year record. #StateOfClimate bit.ly/ClimateReports…
The September global surface temperature was 2.23°F (1.24°C) above the 20th-century average of 59.0°F (15.0°ºC)—the second-warmest September on record. #StateOfClimate bit.ly/ClimateReports…
🤓 Learn more about significant U.S. weather and climate events and how they compare to the historical record: #StateOfClimate bit.ly/USClimate202407
July contiguous U.S. average temperature was 75.7°F, 2.1°F above average, ranking 11th warmest in the 130-year record: #StateOfClimate bit.ly/USClimate202407
July contiguous U.S. precipitation total was 3.04 inches, 0.26 inch above average, ranking in the wettest third of the historical record: #StateOfClimate bit.ly/USClimate202407
RELEASED: Global Climate Report for August 2023. Learn more about significant global weather and climate events and how they compare to the historical record: #StateOfClimate bit.ly/Global202308
🌡️ At 2.25°F (1.25°C) above average, the August 2023 global temperature ranked as the warmest on record in August for the planet.
⚠️ Global temperature was 0.52°F (0.29°C) above the previous record from August 2016. #StateOfClimate bit.ly/Global202308
🌎 Global ocean surface temperature was the highest on record for the fifth consecutive month.
#StateOfClimate bit.ly/Global202308
May contiguous U.S. average temperature was 62.4°F, 2.2°F above average—ranking 11th warmest in the 129-year record: bit.ly/USClimate202305#StateOfClimate
🥀 May contiguous U.S. precipitation total was 2.56 inches, 0.35 inch below average—ranking in the driest third of the record: bit.ly/USClimate202305#StateOfClimate
1/7 The State Climate Extremes Committee has verified a new Tennessee 24-hour precipitation record of 20.73”, measured in McEwen, TN on August 21, 2021. Follow this thread for more on the new record. bit.ly/McEwenTNRecord@NWSNashville@NWSSouthern
2/7 On August 21, 2021, several rounds of heavy thunderstorms impacted western Middle Tennessee. Deadly flash flooding devastated Waverly, TN, and the wastewater treatment plant in McEwen, TN recorded a stunning 20.73” of rainfall in under 24 hours. bit.ly/McEwenTNRecord
3/7 The McEwen site is “non-network,” so it isn’t part of a formal weather observation network. Confirmation of a state record at a non-network site is unusual with extra scrutiny required, but other sites in the area reported 20-40% of their yearly rainfall in just 8-12 hrs.
We have just released the July 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online: bit.ly/Global201907#StateOfClimate
At 1.71°F above average, the July 2019 global temperature ranked as the warmest July and the warmest month on record: bit.ly/Global201907#StateOfClimate