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The 31st annual State of the Climate report confirmed 2020 was among the three warmest years in recorded history. The Arctic Circle saw record-high temperatures in 2020, NOAA report finds Skip to ...
Simultaneous to the barrage of winter storms was a historic, long-lived outbreak of Arctic air in the Central United States. Temperatures 30-50 °F (17-28 °C) below average for prolonged periods from February 12–19 resulted in the entire month of February being significantly below average.
The 2019–20 North American winter was unusually warm for many parts of the United States; in many areas, neutral ENSO conditions controlled the weather patterns, resulting in strong El Niño like conditions and the sixth-warmest winter on record, [1] and many areas in the Northeastern United States saw one of the least snowy winters in years. [2]
Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C (54 to 90 °F). [6] The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California , United States, on 15 July 1972. [ 7 ]
Nearly the entire U.S. is forecast to see above-average temperatures (in orange and red) during the week of Dec. 13-19, 2024, a marked contrast to the recent Arctic chill. Nasty weather in Northwest
The 31st annual State of the Climate report confirmed 2020 was among the three warmest years in recorded history. The Arctic Circle saw record-high temperatures in 2020, NOAA report finds Skip to ...
[15] [16] Since 2013, Arctic annual mean surface air temperature (SAT) has been at least 1 °C (1.8 °F) warmer than the 1981-2010 mean. In 2016, there were extreme anomalies from January to February with the temperature in the Arctic being estimated to be between 4–5.8 °C (7.2–10.4 °F) more than it was between 1981 and 2010. [17]
Millions of people in the eastern half of the U.S. are scrambling for jackets and gloves as temperatures nosedive thanks to a blast of frigid air from Canada. And the below-average temperatures ...