Latest NCDC News 
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for January 22, 2013
January 24, 2013According to the January 22 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 57.6% of the contiguous U.S.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for January 15, 2013
January 17, 2013According to the January 15 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 58.9% of the contiguous U.S.
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Extreme Events of 2012: Global to Local Responses
January 16, 2013Climate.gov released a new video entitled “Extreme Events of 2012: Global to Local Responses” starring NCDC’s Deke Arndt
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2012 Global Temperatures 10th Highest on Record
January 15, 2013The globally averaged temperature for 2012 marked the 10th warmest year since record keeping began in 1880.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for January 8, 2013
January 11, 2013According to the January 8 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 60.3% of the contiguous U.S.
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Extreme Events of 2012—A New Climate.gov Video
January 11, 2013Climate.gov posted a new video entitled “Extreme Events of 2012” starring Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch
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U.S. Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios
January 9, 2013In early January, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NCDC’s parent organization, released a Technical Report covering an analysis of historical climate trends and climate scenarios of the future for eight U.S. regions as well as one for the contiguous United States.
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NCDC Announces Warmest Year on Record for Contiguous U.S.
January 8, 2013According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. for 2012 was 55.3°F, which was 3.2°F above the 20th century average and 1.0°F above the previous record from 1998.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for January 1, 2013
January 4, 2013According to the January 1 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 61.1% of the contiguous U.S.
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Latest Regional Climate Outlooks
January 3, 2013Recently, NOAA and its partners released five regional climate outlooks, which discuss the major climate events during the past three months and contain historical seasonal assessments.
