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November 2018 was fifth hottest on record for the globe

December 18, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

November 2018 was cooler, wetter for U.S., as deadly wildfires torched California

December 7, 2018

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The massive Camp Fire burned more than 153,000 acres in Northern California, claiming the lives of at least 88 people (as of this publication date) and destroying more than 18,000 structures. In this photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Rodrigo Estrada of the California Army National Guard's 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, leads a team conducting search and debris clearing operations, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, California. Image with full caption and credit available at https://flic.kr/p/2ahrTWy.

October 2018 was 2nd hottest on record for the globe

November 20, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Here’s how satellite data helps forecasters issue snow squall alerts

November 16, 2018

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Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

NOAA GOES-17 shares first images of Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific

November 15, 2018

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The Hawaiian Islands seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite on November 13, 2018.

October was 6th wettest on record for U.S., coolest since 2013

November 7, 2018

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Autumn leaves in puddle.

'Drift' off! GOES-17 satellite moves to a new position in orbit

October 23, 2018

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NOAA's GOES-17 satellite starts moving to its operational position at 137.2 degrees west longitude on Oct. 24, 2018.

September 2018 and year to date were 4th hottest on record for the globe

October 17, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

September was 3rd wettest, 4th warmest on record for U.S.

October 9, 2018

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Bladen County, NC., September 18, 2018 -- An aerial photo of a house and nearby buildings in a wooded area heavily flooded from Hurricane Florence. (Photo posted on fema.gov.)

We may be past the peak, but hurricane season is far from over

October 3, 2018

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Three basic factors – warm sea surface temperatures, wind, and a tropical storm system – cause Atlantic hurricane activity to peak in September, allowing storms like Hurricane Florence to form.

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

September 18, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Summer 2018 ranked 4th hottest on record for U.S.

September 6, 2018

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A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Lane as it approached the Hawaiian Islands on August 22, 2018. The storm brought massive flooding and extreme rainfall to parts of Hawaii.

New smoke data from NOAA satellites keeps traveling public out of harm's way

August 22, 2018

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Wildfire in California.

July 2018 was 4th warmest July on record for the globe

August 20, 2018

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Track hurricanes in real-time with NOAA's satellites

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Tracking Hurricane Beryl.

NOAA satellites gather data on the changing Atlantic ocean waters

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An algae bloom near the Falkland Islands is shaped by meandering ocean currents. This image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite on 5 December 2015.

NOAA shares first infrared imagery from GOES-17 satellite

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This panel image shows a snapshot of the continental U.S. and surrounding oceans from each of the Advanced Baseline Imager channels at 2:02 p.m. EDT on July 29, 2018. This includes, from top left to bottom right, two visible channels, four near-infrared channels, and ten infrared channels.

July 2018 was 11th warmest July on record for U.S.

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Death Valley National Park set a new world record in July 2018: It was the hottest place during hottest month on record. Temperatures reached 127 degrees F for four days in a row (as shown in this photo of a temperature sign in front of the park's visitor center), and the park experienced an average monthly temperature of 108 degrees for July. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/deva.

NOAA to roll out ride sharing – for satellites

JPSS-1 liftoff.

2017 was one of three warmest years on record, international report confirms

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State of the Climate

A graph showing the increasing number of hot days each year since 1950 relative to the 1961-1990 baseline, according to the State of the Climate in 2017 report published August 1, 2018, in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. “Hot days” are defined as the top 10% of daytime high temperatures during the baseline period.

Experts are moving closer to resolving troubles with NOAA's GOES-17 ABI

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An artist's rendering of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

June 2018 was 5th warmest on record for the globe

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Tracking lightning from space: How satellites keep you safe

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GOES East maps lightning on the Northern Plains, June 11, 2018.

June 2018 ranks third warmest on record for U.S.

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A cresting St. Croix river in Wisconsin overtakes a portion of highway. Parts of the Midwest saw flash flooding and record-high river crests in June. (Photo taken June 19, 2018, and posted online by staff from the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway.)

Jason-2: A decade of global sea level measurements

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Rendering of the Jason-2 satellite.

Globe had its 4th warmest May on record

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

What happens when hurricanes get stuck?

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Hurricane Harvey reaches peak intensity on August 25, 2017.

Scientists collect valuable new ocean data from Volvo Ocean Race

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Volvo Ocean Race.

Contiguous U.S. had its warmest May on record

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The Chicago skyline on a hot day.

GOES-17 releases ‘first light’ imagery from its Advanced Baseline Imager

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GOES-17 took this stunning, full-disk snapshot of Earth’s Western Hemisphere from its checkout position at 12:00 p.m. EDT on May 20, 2018, using the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument.

New, next-generation NOAA polar-orbiting satellite is now operational

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NOAA-20 captured this nighttime view of the eye of Cyclone Cebile, as it swirled at Category 4 strength in the Indian Ocean on January 30, 2018.

Will Alberto affect your area? Get your local forecast from NOAA's National Weather Service

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NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Subtropical Storm Alberto on May 25, 2018

GOES-17 satellite shares first imagery from its Lightning Mapper

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First GOES-17 satellite imagery from its Lightning Mapper.

April 2018 was 3rd warmest on record for the globe

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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

U.S. had its coldest April in more than 20 years

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Snow and iced branches along the shores of Lake Superior in the U.S. Midwest as photographed on April 17, 2018.