Much of the information in this report comes from the monthly emails I receive from John Bateman. He does public outreach for NOAA and in particular NCEI. I could find the same information and more on the NCEI website but John Bateman produces a good summary so I use it or most of it. I also add additional information from NCEI or other NOAA websites. At the end of the article, I provide links that will get you to the full reports and much additional information. This month NCEI which is based in North Carolina had a lot of computer problems so the email from John Bateman is combined U.S. and World and not as complete as usual.

My comments if any are in boxes like this one. |

I start with the trends of September 2024 Temperature looking at North America and then the World both land and water. There is a graphic for just CONUS but the format is different and it is not as easy to read.

This is the temperature trend for the month of September in North America. It covers a larger geographical area than just CONUS but I find it easier to read. It looks like the September temperature was a record. |

The temperature for the world, land and ocean did not hit a new record. |

The temperature for the world, (land only) also did not hit a new record. Notice that land temperatures increase faster than land and ocean as water takes more energy. |
To read the rest of this article some will have to click on “Read More”.
Now we present Bateman’s article for Global Climate and U.S. Climate in September of 2024.





Now I am going to present the state rankings for September relative to the 130-year history for September temperature and also precipitation.

Five states made new records and one can see the west versus east between hot versus closer to normal |

When looking at maximum daily temperatures there is the same pattern but it is less extreme. |

Minimum temperatures look a lot like the average temperatures. |

Three states set records for dryness but the pattern was not very extreme but overall somewhat dry. But the Southeast was wet probably due to tropical storms. |

Sometimes you get a clearer picture when you look at climate divisions within states rather than states. It looks like there was one climate division that set a record for wetness. October will be even more interesting when we have that data. |
Useful Resources Include:
Climate at a Glance which can be accessed HERE
NCEI Monthly Report which can be accessed HERE
U.S. Ranking Maps can be accessed HERE.
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I hope you found this article interesting and useful. |
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