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
🥵 During mid #May, millions of people were placed under heat advisories as parts of the Northwest reached record-breaking temperatures.
March–May contiguous U.S. average #spring temperature was 51.5°F, 0.6°F above average—ranking in the middle third of the historical record: bit.ly/USClimate202305#StateOfClimate
March–May contiguous U.S. #spring precipitation total was 7.86 inches, 0.08 inch below average—ranking in the middle third of the 129-year record: bit.ly/USClimate202305#StateOfClimate
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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
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