Latest NCDC News 
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for March 19, 2013
March 21, 2013According to the March 19 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 51.4% of the contiguous U.S.
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Picture Climate: How Do These Critters Help Us Learn About Climate?
March 20, 2013About the size of a laboratory rat, packrats or woodrats gather plant materials at close range (100 meters at most) and accumulate them in dry caves and crevices.
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NEW Access Tool for 1981–2010 Climate Normals Data
March 20, 2013In March 2013, NCDC released a new tool that provides easy access to 1981–2010 Climate Normals data and information.
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NEW Upper Air Temperature Climate Data Record
March 18, 2013In February 2013, NCDC announced the release of the Upper Air Temperature (UAT) Climate Data Record (CDR)—a time series of upper atmospheric measurements with sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for March 12, 2013
March 15, 2013According to the March 12 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 51.4% of the contiguous U.S.
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NCDC Releases February 2013 Global Climate Report
March 14, 2013According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature for February 2013 tied with 2003 as the ninth warmest February since record keeping began in 1880.
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Remembering the Storm of the Century 20 Years Later
March 13, 2013Exactly 20 years ago, on March 12–14, 1993, the Storm of the Century struck the eastern United States causing approximately $5.5 billion in damages.
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Winter 2012–2013 in Review—A Climate.gov Video
March 12, 2013March 11, 2013 Climate.gov released a new video starring Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch at NCDC.
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NCDC Releases February 2013 U.S. Climate Report
March 11, 2013According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during the winter season was 34.3°F.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for March 5, 2013
March 7, 2013According to the March 5 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 53.3% of the contiguous U.S.




