The global surface temperature in August 2026 was 2.38°F (1.32°C) above the 20th-century average—the warmest August in the ...

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Warmest on record: July 2026 averaged 76.9°F, the warmest month on record (1895–present) for the contiguous United States (CONUS). Widespread warmth: Above-average temperatures covered the entire ...

The globe tied with 2024 as the warmest July on record, driven by record-warm oceans and above-average land temperatures. Across the globe, areas with record-high July temperatures were widespread, ...

Like black holes in space, areas exist in the ocean with characteristics that are much different from their surroundings. Instead of gobbling up matter and light, however, hypoxic (or low oxygen) ...

Every day, people depend upon NOAA data in ways they don’t even think about. From building better homes to the products you see on store shelves, NOAA data helps drive our scientific research, ...

April was the fourth-warmest April on record. The Northern Hemisphere had a below-average snow cover extent, driven by deficits in Eurasia. Both poles experienced below-average sea ice extent, with ...

Map of the U.S. notable weather and climate events in April 2026. The average temperature over the CONUS in April was 54.79°F, 3.75°F above average, ranking as the third-warmest April in the 132-year ...

NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is excited to announce a big upgrade to the Bathymetric Data Map Viewer. The updated viewer is more responsive and provides a better mobile ...

Please note: Due to scheduled maintenance, many NCEI systems will be unavailable March 18, 2:00 AM ET - 9:00 AM ET. We apologize for any inconvenience. The PDI and PHDI shown on this web page ...

The global surface temperature was the fifth-warmest January on record—the smallest temperature departure since 2023. Snow cover extent was below average for North America and near average for Eurasia ...

A series of Arctic air masses brought bitterly cold temperatures as far as the Deep South and Florida, accompanied by significant snow and ice impacts. Seven western states set record-warm ...