Temperature Extremes
Image of the Day Heat Land Temperature Extremes
This land surface temperature anomaly map spans the three months of meteorological winter: December 2008-February 2009.
Image of the Day Heat Land
This color-coded map shows above- and below-normal temperatures in early July 2010, when a heat wave struck much of North America and Eurasia.
Image of the Day Land
Record temperatures have accompanied destructive fires in the Rocky Mountains.