Due to scheduled maintenance, access to datasets from our NOAA OneStop system will be delayed from July 11, 2018 until July 25, 2018

National Centers for Environmental Information

NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is responsible for preserving, monitoring, assessing, and providing public access to the Nation's treasure of climate and historical weather data and information.

On This Day: Papua New Guinea Tsunami of 1998

July 17, 2018

On the evening of July 17, 1998, a 7 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, followed by a series of three deadly tsunami waves.
On This Day: Earth’s Hottest Temperature

July 10, 2018

On July 10, 1913, Greenland Ranch in Death Valley observed the hottest surface air temperature ever recorded on Earth.
Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2018

July 09, 2018

During June 2018, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 71.5°F, 3.0°F above the 20th century average.
Bold Stripes, Bright Stars, Warm Climate

July 03, 2018

In honor of Independence Day, we take a look at typical July climate conditions and Climate Normals for several patriotic locations.
June 2018 Regional Climate Impacts and Outlooks

June 29, 2018

The June 2018 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for 10 regions and subregions.