Opposites Attract

In December 2013, the same kink in the jet stream brought frigid cold to the continental U.S. and record heat to Alaska.

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Finding the Hottest Spots on Earth by Satellite

The Sun heats not only the air around us, but the land we walk on. Scientists are interested in the difference between the two.

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Alaska Hit With a Hot March

The state jumped from mid-winter right into late spring, setting monthly temperature records in many cities and towns.

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Baked Alaska

The small town of Eagle was hotter on May 23 than it has been on any day in Houston or Dallas this year.

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Deadly Cold Across Europe and Russia

Land surface temperatures across Europe and Russia were far below the 2000–2008 average in mid-December 2009.

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It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America

Large waves in the atmosphere mean that a cold snap in one area is often accompanied by unusual warmth in another.

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Chilly November in North America

It was cold across the eastern part of North America, but the opposite was true in other parts of the world.

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October Scorches Records in the Northeast

Weather records fell across the northeastern United States and Canada’s Ontario and Maritime provinces.

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Record Hot April in Australia

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Climate Proofing Rio de Janeiro

Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.

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Unusual July Temperatures

If you live in the northern hemisphere, the past few weeks have been strange. In places where it should be seasonably hot, it’s just warm. In places where weather is usually mild in the summer, it has been ridiculously hot.

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Extreme Heat in Death Valley

NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument observed extreme early morning temperatures in the desert of California and Nevada.

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An Unusually Warm February in the United Kingdom

England, Scotland, and Wales all recorded their warmest winter day ever in February 2019.

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2008-2009 Winter Land Surface Temperature Anomalies

This land surface temperature anomaly map spans the three months of meteorological winter: December 2008-February 2009.

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Northern Hemisphere Temperatures Mild in December 2006

As of early January 2007, the 2006-2007 Northern Hemisphere winter was proving to be a mild one in terms of temperatures.

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Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010

Northern Hemisphere winter 2009–2010 temperatures were unusually cold across much of the United States, Canada, and Europe compared to previous winters this decade, while Greenland, North Africa, and the Middle East were warmer than usual.

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Terra Data Confirm Warm, Dry U.S. Winter

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