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Feb 14, 2024 · South America and Africa had their warmest January on record; Oceania and Australia, their third-warmest; Asia, its ninth-warmest; Europe, its 19th-warmest; and North America, its 20th-warmest. In contrast, Antarctica had its fifth-coldest January on record. The contiguous U.S. had near-average temperatures in January, with only Wisconsin ...
Oct 13, 2023 · September 2023 tied August 2023 for the highest monthly sea surface temperature anomaly (+1.85°F or +1.03°C) of any month in NOAA’s 174-year record. Antarctica had its warmest September, while September in the Arctic ranked second warmest on record. Temperatures were above average throughout most of North America, South America, Europe ...
Thirteen Colonies. The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775.
Mar 14, 2024 · – Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -64.3°C (-83.7°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, Feb. 29. Major weather stations in February: 10 all-time heat records, no all-time cold records. Among global stations with a record of at least 40 years, 10 set, not just tied, an all-time heat record in February; no stations set an all-time cold ...
Oct 6, 2023 · This year's ozone hole above Antarctica reached its maximum size on Sept. 16 when it peaked at a whopping 10 million square miles (26 million square kilometers), according to the European Space ...
The year 2022 was the sixth warmest year since global records began in 1880 at 0.86°C (1.55°F) above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). This value is 0.13°C (0.23°F) less than the record set in 2016 and it is only 0.02°C (0.04°F) higher than the last year's (2021) value, which now ranks as the seventh highest.
Over North America, the main temperature and precipitation impacts of El Niño generally occur in the six months between October and March. [202] [203] In particular, the majority of Canada generally has milder than normal winters and springs, with the exception of eastern Canada where no significant impacts occur. [204]
