Interactive Data Resources: World and U.S. Climate Data at a Glance

UPDATE: New Reports from National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)/NOAA)

• May 2015 was Wettest Month On Record For Contiguous U.S.
• April 2015 was 4th Warmest April On Record For Globe
• January–April was warmest such period on record

From the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)/NOAA:

Climate at a Glance was developed at the request of NOAA Headquarters for near real-time analysis of monthly temperature and precipitation data across the contiguous U.S. and intended for the study of climate variability and change.

Some of What’s Available:

• Climate at a Glance: Time-Series Data (Create Time Series Graph)
  • U.S. Data
  • Global Data
  • Data back to 1895
  • Data is downloadable in .xml, .xls, and json.

• Climate at a Glance: Mapping
  • Interactive Maps (U.S.)
  • Interactive Maps (Global, Temperature Anomalies)

• Information About the Data

• Climate Monitoring Reference Information (Maps and FAQs)

• Quick Links to More Datasets and Sources From NCEI/NOAA

• Even More Datasets, Data Tools and Data Sources Including…
  • U.S. and Global Daily Historical Records Data Tool
  • Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Table of Events
  • Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Maps (U.S)
  • Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Time Series (U.S.)

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