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Large declines in snowpack across the U. S. West

Michon Scott, Rebecca Lindsey | April 7, 2022

In many locations, spring snow also melts earlier, reducing summer streamflows.

April 2022 U. S. Climate Outlook: Warmth favored for the southern and eastern U. S.

Tom Di Liberto | April 1, 2022

NOAA's April 2022 Climate Outlook favors a warm month across the southern and eastern United States, a dry month across the Southwest, and a wet month for the Great Lakes and Northeast.

Interactive map: average date of last spring freeze across the United States

Rebecca Lindsey | March 21, 2022

When does the chance of an overnight freeze drop below 50 percent? Explore this map to find out.

U. S. Spring Outlook 2022: Drought to expand amid warmer conditions

Jasmine Blackwell | March 17, 2022

Flood risk in Upper Midwest, Midwest and Southeast.

February 2022 global climate summary: 46th consecutive warmer-than-average February

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | March 16, 2022

It was the seventh-warmest February on record going back to 1880, and it is virtually certain 2022 will wind up one of the ten warmest years on record, despite the cooling influence of La Niña.

U. S. climate summary for February 2022

Rebecca Lindsey | March 9, 2022

Below-average precipitation across the West led to an expansion of drought.

March 2022 U. S. climate outlook: Wet month favored for the Great Lakes

Tom Di Liberto | March 2, 2022

The March 2022 climate outlook favors a warmer-than-average month for the eastern/south-central US, a cooler-than-average month for the western/north-central US, and a wetter-than-average month for the Great Lakes.

Global climate summary for January 2022

Rebecca Lindsey | February 16, 2022

It was the sixth-warmest year on record for planet Earth.

February 2022 U. S. Climate Outlook: La Niña influence still present

Tom Di Liberto | February 1, 2022

The February 2022 climate outlook favors warmer-than-average temperatures across the southern and eastern U.S., with cooler and wetter conditions favored across the north. Out West, a drier-than-average month is forecast.

Interactive map: Coldest day of the year across the United States

Michael Palecki | January 21, 2022

Does your location usually experience its coldest day of the year in early, mid, or late winter? Find an answer with this map based on weather observations between 1991-2020.

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