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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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