https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ The latest news from NCEI en https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/valuable-pacific-dataset-expanded NCEI has published an updated version of the Northeast Pacific (NEP) Regional Ocean Climatology. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 lukas.noguchi https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/valuable-pacific-dataset-expanded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/hurricane-helene-story-map-released Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene, NOAA has released a story map titled “Helene in Southern Appalachia”, which offers an overview of the disaster that struck the region in late September 2024. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 lukas.noguchi https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/hurricane-helene-story-map-released https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/new-noaa-space-weather-portal-now-available NOAA Space Weather Portal (SPOT) is a cloud-based web portal and data processing monitor for NCEI Space Weather data. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/new-noaa-space-weather-portal-now-available https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202508 Globally, August 2025 was the third-warmest August in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a temperature 1.93°F (1.07°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202508 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202508 The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) in August was 73.4°F, 1.3°F above the 20th-century average, ranking in the warmest third of the 131-year record. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202508 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/noaa-7th-ai-workshop-approaches The 7th NOAA Workshop on Leveraging AI in Environmental Sciences continues to support ways to use artificial intelligence to enhance science. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:45:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/noaa-7th-ai-workshop-approaches https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/katrina-at-ncei-20-years-ago In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NCEI staff helped develop a project to map Marine Debris in the Gulf. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/katrina-at-ncei-20-years-ago https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-receives-upgrade The U.S./U.K. World Magnetic Model (WMM) Report 2025–30 introduces a version of the WMM with higher spatial resolution, known as the WMM High Resolution (WMMHR). Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:30:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-receives-upgrade https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/life-benthic-zone The NOAA Ocean Exploration Benthic Deepwater Animal Identification Guide now includes images of marine animals from the Gulf of Alaska. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/life-benthic-zone https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202507 July 2025 had the third-highest July global surface temperature in NOAA’s 176-year record, with temperatures 1.80°F (1.00°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400 laura.ohlmann https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202507