NCDC: Temperature Extremes

Temperature Extremes and Drought

2008 Extremes & Events

Other Extremes & Events

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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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2008 Extremes and Events

Billion Dollar US Weather Disasters (includes many droughts)
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
Climate of 2008 Monthly Reports
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

Other Extremes and Events

NOAA/USDA Report on April 2007 Freeze Event New

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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
Climate of 2007 Monthly Reports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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