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NOAA: Global Temperature for November Fourth Warmest on Record
- The year 2008 is on track to be one of the 10 warmest years on record for the globe, based on the combined average of worldwide land and ocean surface temperatures, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. [Details]
NOAA: November Warmer than Average in U.S., January-November Temperature Near Average for U.S.
- The November 2008 temperature for the contiguous United States was warmer than the long-term average, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The January-November 2008 temperature was near average. [Details]
Humans, Oceans Shaped North American Climate over Past 50 Years
- Greenhouse gases play an important role in North American climate, but differences in regional ocean temperatures may hold a key to predicting future U.S. regional climate changes, according to a new NOAA-led scientific assessment. [Details]
Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Records
- The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially came to a close on November 30th, marking the end of a season that produced a record number of consecutive storms to strike the United States and ranks as one of the more active seasons in the 64 years since comprehensive records began. [Details]
NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook Calls for Variability
- In announcing the 2008-2009 U.S. Winter Outlook for meteorological winter from December through February, forecasters at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of the central part of the nation, and a continuation of drier-than-normal conditions across the Southeast. [Details]
NOAA: Second Warmest October for Global Temperatures
- The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for October 2008 was the second warmest since records began in 1880, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. [Details]
NOAA: Near Average Temperature and Precipitation in U.S. for October; West North Central Much Wetter than Average
- October 2008 temperature and precipitation were near the long-term average for the contiguous United States, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., based on records dating back to 1895. The average October temperature of 54.5 degrees F was 0.3 degree F below the 20th Century average, based on preliminary data. Precipitation across the contiguous United States in October averaged 2.10 inches, which is 0.10 inch below the 1901-2000 average. [Details]
2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole
- The ozone hole over Antarctica, which fluctuates in response to temperature and sunlight, grew to the size of North America in a one-day maximum in September that was the fifth largest on record, since NOAA satellite records began in 1979. [Details]
Annual Arctic Report Card Shows Stronger Effects of Warming
- Temperature increases, a near-record loss of summer sea ice, and a melting of surface ice in Greenland are among some of the evidence of continued warming in the Arctic, according to an annual review of conditions in the Arctic issued today by NOAA and its university, agency, and international partners. [Details]
NOAA’s National Weather Service to Launch California Hazardous Weather Awareness Week
- NOAA’s National Weather Service forecast offices in California will conduct the second annual California Hazardous Weather Awareness Week Sept. 22-27 to raise public awareness about the dangers of hazardous weather conditions in the state and provide information to help protect life and property. [Details]
  Sept. 22 – Severe Weather Safety
  
  Sept. 23 – Floods and Flash Floods
  
  Sept. 24 – Wildfires
  
  Sept. 25 – Excessive Heat
  
  Sept. 26 – Coastal Weather and Winter Storms
  
  Sept. 27 – NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards Information