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    Temperature Extremes and Drought

    NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology which is co-located at NCDC in Asheville, North Carolina, and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology which is located in Boulder, Colorado.

    NCDC supports a three tier national climate services support program - the partners include: NCDC, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climatologists.
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    Top of page Temperature Extremes By State (GIF Maps and Tables):

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    Note: State Extreme Tables and Maps will be updated in the near future

    All-Time Temperature Maximums By State:
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    Large Map
    Table (PDF)

    All-Time Temperature Minimums By State:
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    Large Map
    Table (PDF)

    Monthly Temperature Minimums and Maximums by State:
    2003 2002 2001 2000
    Table (PDF) (2 pages listing all states)
    Expanded Table (PDF)- (multiple pages listing locations)
    MRCC's Temperature Extremes for the U.S.
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    Top of page 2010 Extremes and Events
    Billion Dollar US Weather Disasters (includes many droughts)
    2010 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
    Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
    Global Surface Temperature Anomalies
    Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
    Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation

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    Top of page Other Extremes and Events
    2009 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    Climate of 2009 U.S. Drought Watch
    2008 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2008 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2008 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2008 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Annual Drought Summary 2008
    Climate of 2008 Monthly Reports

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    NOAA/USDA Report on April 2007 Freeze Event
    2007 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2007 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2007 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2007 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Annual Drought Summary 2007
    Climate of 2007 Monthly Reports

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    2006 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2006 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2006 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2006 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2006 Monthly Reports

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    2005 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2005 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2005 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2005 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2005 Monthly Reports

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    2004 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2004 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2004 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2004 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2004 Monthly Reports

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    2003 Monthly Hazards/Events (various extremes for each month)
    2003 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2003 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2003 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2003 Monthly Reports

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    Summer 2002 U.S. Drought
    2002 Monthly Climate Watch (various extremes for each month)
    2002 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2002 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2002 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2002 Monthly Reports

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    2001 Climate Review
    2001 Monthly Climate Watch (various extremes for each month)
    2001 Summer Heat in the U.S.
    2001 Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2001 Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
    2001 Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
    Climate of 2001 Monthly Reports

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    2000 Monthly Climate Watch (various extremes for each month)
    Summer 2000 U.S. Heat and Drought
    Summary of Major US Events for 2000 (PDF format)
    Summary of Major Global Events for 2000 (PDF format)
    Southeast Europe Heat Wave, July 2000

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    USA Today Archive of U.S. Daily National Temperature Extremes
    Summer 1999 Heat Wave/Drought
    Heat Wave--July 1999
    Cold in Alaska--February 1999

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    The Climate of 1998
    Climatic Extremes of the Summer of 1998, Special Report (PDF File)
    Summer Weather Extremes of 1998
    Winter of 1995-1996
    Summer of 1993
    Summer of 1993 (PDF File) (2nd Report)
    The Cold Wave of February 1899

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