NOAA: When to Expect the Warmest Day of the Year Where You Live During the summer months, most areas in the United States approach their highest temperatures for the year. To give you a better idea of the warmest time of year for your area, NCEI has created “Warmest Day of the Year” maps with the help of Climate.gov for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are derived from the […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 28, 2021 0 Comments
February 2021 Wraps Up Northern Hemisphere’s Eighth-Warmest Winter on Record The post first appeared on climate.gov and was written by Rebecca Lindsey Despite well below average temperatures across parts of North America and Russia in February 2021, the global average surface temperature for the month was 1.17°F (0.65°C) warmer than the 20th-century average of 53.9°F (12.1°C) according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). It was the 16th-warmest February […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 18, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA: February 2020 Was Second Hottest EVER Recorded The planet sweated it out again last month, as February 2020 ranked as the second-hottest February in the 141-year global climate record, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Related: NOAA: January 2020 was 5th warmest on record for the U.S. In addition, meteorological winter hardly made an appearance in large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, as both Europe and […] Weather SnowBrains | March 19, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: January 2020 was 5th warmest on record for the U.S. Great Lakes ice coverage was well-below the average The new year kicked off with a balmy start for the U.S., making January 2020 the fifth warmest January on record. All 48 contiguous states saw above- to much-above-average temperatures last month. Related: NOAA Outlook for February 2020 | CA Warmer and Drier than Average, MT and WY Cooler and Wetter January […] WeatherBrains | February 8, 2020 1 Comment
2018 was Third Hottest Summer on Record in Colorado Data just released by the National Climate Data Center is telling us that overall 2018 was the 3rd Warmest Summer on Record in Colorado (June-August). Some places in Western and Southwestern Colorado even had their warmest Summer’s on record. (in red). The US as a whole tied for its fourth-hottest summer on record. For Denver, summer 2018 was 10th warmest on […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 11, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: When to Expect the Warmest Day of the Year Blog post taken from noaa.gov During the summer months, many areas in the United States approach their highest temperatures for the year. To give you a better idea of the warmest time of year for your area, NCEI has created these “Warmest Day of the Year” maps for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 26, 2018 0 Comments
Last Three Months the Warmest on Record for Colorado | Temperatures Averaged ABOVE Freezing The NWS just posted on their Facebook page that November 2017 through January 2018 was the warmest Nov-Jan period on record in Colorado and many of the western states. Looking at the map above, there’s an obvious east/west divide, with the east winning amongst winter enthusiasts! In Alamosa, the average temperature of 29.0F through this 3 month period was the warmest on […] Weather Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 9 Comments
Alaska just saw its Warmest December Since Records Began Last month was the warmest December on record for Alaska, according to a federal report released Monday, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The average December temperature for the state was 19.4 degrees, 15.7 degrees above the 20th-century average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s report said, and a massive 2.5 degrees above the previous record in 1985. The report also noted […] Weather Steven Agar | January 11, 2018 0 Comments