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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for July 23, 2013 According to the July 23 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 46.6% of the contiguous U.S. -
NCDC Releases June 2013 Global Climate Report The globally averaged temperature for June 2013 tied with 2006 as the fifth warmest June since record keeping began in 1880. -
NCDC Releases June 2013 U.S. Climate Report The average temperature for the contiguous United States during June was 70.4°F, 2.0°F above the 20th century average. -
Picture Climate: Balloons Aren’t Just for Birthdays Weather balloons help scientists learn about weather and climate by measuring vertical profiles of atmospheric parameters. -
Product Highlight: Weather and Climate Toolkit NCDC’s Weather and Climate Toolkit provides simple visualization and data export of the Center's weather and climate data.
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2013 Products and Services Guide Available Online
The NCDC 2013 Products and Services Guide provides an overview of the wide range of products and services we offer. A free PDF copy of the guide is available on the NCDC website.
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2011 State of the Climate Report Released
July 10, NOAA released the 2011 State of the Climate report, a peer-reviewed report compiled by 378 scientists from 48 countries around the world.
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In July 2013, NCDC released a new version of its Climate Data Online (CDO) system, which provides access to new datasets with a new design.
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Scientific programmers such as NCDC’s Bill Hankins helps ensure weather and climate scientists have easy access to the data they need.
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At the end of June 2013, an NCDC coauthored paper ranked number one in online attention in Nature Geoscience.
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Asheville, North Carolina, where NCDC’s headquarters is located, has been completely drenched with rain thus far in July.
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On July 10, 1913, the world’s highest surface air temperature ever recorded of 134°F was observed at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley.
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