NOAA: Summer 2021 Ties For Hottest Summer on Record for US, and 8th Wettest During meteorological summer (June-August), the average temperature for the Lower 48 was 74.0°F, 2.6°F above average, nominally eclipsing the extreme heat of the Dust Bowl in 1936 by nearly 0.01°F and essentially tying 1936 for the warmest summer on record. A record 18.4 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced record-warm temperatures for this season. For August, the contiguous U.S. average […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 13, 2021 0 Comments
Yesterday Was Hottest September Temperature Ever Recorded in Denver, CO | Today Will Be Even Hotter The mercury hit 98 degrees in Denver yesterday, setting a record for the date and also the month by being the hottest temperature ever recorded in September. And it looks like today that record will fall again. Related: NOAA: July 2019 Was Hottest Month On Record For Planet Earth Labor Day is likely to push, and maybe even exceed, 100 […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
July 2019 Was Hottest Month in Recorded History for Alaska Alaska saw its hottest month in recorded history last month, accompanied by several wildfires. Related: Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming Meanwhile, for the fourth month in a row, the contiguous US continued its streak of record-wet, 12-month periods, this time for August 2018 through July 2019. Here are more highlights from NOAA’s July 2019 U.S. climate report: Climate by the numbers […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 8, 2019 0 Comments