Map of the historic probability of there being at least 1 inch of snow on the ground in the Lower 48 states on December 25 based on the latest U.S. Climate Normals from NOAA NCEI.

Browse stories about the ‘climate behind the weather’ in this interactive map of current events found in our News and Features department.

This map shows the earliest first day of snow recorded at thousands of locations in the U.S., based on Global Historical Climatology Network station data from NOAA NCEI.

Compare projected changes in downhill ski season length by 2050 if we follow a moderate versus a high pathway of carbon emissions.

Long-term sea level change trends at 100+ U.S. locations. Blue, upward arrows show where local sea level is rising. Brown, downward arrows show where local sea level is falling.

This video of data from February 2014 shows storm clouds, then an animation of moisture from the tropics, and finally, how the atmospheric river banked up against the storm's cold front and moved inland with it.

Interactive table and map showing state- and county-specific drought impacts ranked by U.S. Drought Monitor categories, including impacts to industry, natural resources, and human health.

Web map of climate-related planting zones layers based on annual minimum temperatures from 1971-2000, 1981-2010, and the change between the two periods.

This interactive map shows the latest day for which snow greater than 0.1 inches was recorded for thousands of U.S. weather stations during their period of operation (up through April 11 of 2018).