Some Perspective on Winter 2014

Though the talk in much of the United States was about polar vortices and wicked cold snaps, the wider world was actually warmer than normal.

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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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A Break in the Clouds for Europe

Europe stands out in satellite imagery as being one of the cloudiest continents—but not this week.

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Snow Deficit

What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.

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Snow Cover, December 2008 and February 2009

This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

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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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Emerald Isle, White Coating

Ireland got a coating of snow and ice this week, the latest expression of an unusually early and brisk start to winter.

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Snow Blankets Ranges in Southwestern Europe

In February 2015, snow blanketed mountain ranges in southwestern Europe.

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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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Terra Data Confirm Warm, Dry U.S. Winter

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