Let’s take a look at the Weather in April 2024 in the U.S. and Globally – Posted on May 20, 2024

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.

 

Looking at the trend for April over time.

This is the temperature trend for April in CONUS.

But look at this the most recent 25 years.  No increase but a decrease.  Data can be misleading if you do not look at it carefully

The temperature for the world, land and water hit a new record.

The temperature for the world, land only also was  a record.

The temperature for the world’s oceans also hit a record. Notice the slope is less. You can see the impact of ENSO in this graphic.

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