On average, July is the United States hottest month of the year. But where did this July fall in the historical record? See highlights from the monthly U.S. summary from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
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From the coasts of South America to the Galapagos Islands, the story of ENSO cannot be told without discussing its impact on marine life. But just as ENSO can affect climate patterns thousands of miles away from the equatorial Pacific, ENSO can also affect marine life. And there is no better example of this than its impacts on Salmon across the North Pacific. In this interview with expert Dr. Nate Mantua, learn all about the complexities of salmon and ENSO.
The August 2022 climate outlook favors a hotter-than-average month for much of the contiguous United States outside of the Southwest where the monsoon is expected to bring wetter and cooler-than-average conditions
Excessive rainfall enabled a mosquito population boom in Arizona, increasing the opportunities for the virus to spread from birds to people.
Sixth-warmest June on record. La Niña still influencing precipitation patterns.
It's no joke: forecasts are still favoring a La Niña three-peat this winter.
El vórtice polar ártico es una banda de fuertes vientos del oeste que se forma en la estratosfera entre unos 15 y 30 kilómetros por encima del Polo Norte cada invierno. La posible influencia del comportamiento del vórtice polar ártico en la meteorología de otras regiones despierta cada vez más y más interés.
En realidad, desde diversos puntos de vista, es más difícil pronosticar el tiempo para dentro de dos semanas que pronosticar el clima con décadas de anticipación.
Through June, the U.S. area burned by wildfires in 2022 was more than double the long-term average.
The July 2022 Climate outlook favors a hotter-than-average month for much of the country with a continuation of the wet start to the North American monsoon across the Southwest.