April was a little cooler than average for the contiguous United States, and it was a month for extreme events, with tornadoes, blizzards, and wildfires.
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May 2022 U.S. Climate Outlook: Cooler- and wetter-than-normal month favored across the northern tier
Across the southern tier, the odds are tilted towards a warmer-than-average May.
Our bloggers explain why climate forecasters keep using that word...and how it doesn't mean what you think it means.
Encouragement from teachers and professors eventually drew a shy student out of the classroom and into the world of ocean science.
Forecasts provide an opportunity for us to reduce other stress on ocean life and prepare communities for economic impacts.
Fifth-warmest March on record. Near-record-low sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere. Many precipitation disruptions consistent with La Niña climate pattern.
From ranks to probabilities, our blogger runs you through the numbers that add up to NOAA's forecast that La Niña is likely to last through summer.
Record drought conditions across West raise concerns for summer dry season.
In many locations, spring snow also melts earlier, reducing summer streamflows.
NOAA's April 2022 Climate Outlook favors a warm month across the southern and eastern United States, a dry month across the Southwest, and a wet month for the Great Lakes and Northeast.