2003

• 12/18/03 - NOAA Issues USA Winter Weather Update
• 12/16/03 - NOAA Reports 2003 Was Marked By Contrasting Conditions Across The U.S. While Global Temperatures Remain High
• 12/1/03 - NOAA Reports Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
• 11/20/03 - NOAA Issues Winter Outlook Update;
  Winter Weather Still Promising Much Variability
• 11/17/03 - NOAA Reports Record Warmth In The West, Cooler Than Average In Parts Of The East In October; Europe Cooler Than Average In Contrast To Much Of Globe
• 11/6/03 - A Weak El Niño May Be Present By The End Of The Month
• 10/17/03 - NOAA Reports Near Average September In U.S. While Global Temperature Is The Warmest
• 10/16/03 - NOAA Issues 2003-04 Winter Outlook For The Nation
• 10/7/03 - 2003 Antarctic Ozone 'Hole' Near Record Size; Cold Temperatures Play Major Role
• 9/30/03 - NOAA Gets U.S. Consensus For El Niño/LA Niña Index, Definitions
• 8/27/03 - New Study Shows Ozone-Depleting Bromine Now On Decline
• 8/14/03 - NOAA Reports July Cooler, Wetter Than Average In The East, Hot In The West
• 8/7/03 - No La Niña Brings Challenge To Forecasters
• 8/7/03 - NOAA Forecasters Reiterate Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
• 8/4/03 - May-June-July Storms Set Rainfall Records In Southeast U.S.
• 7/16/03 - June Wetter and Cooler than Average in Much of Nation; Drought Persists in West
• 7/11/03 - La Niña Plays Possum
• 6/24/03 - As Spring Fades, NOAA Offers Outlook for Summer
• 6/13/03 - NOAA National Weather Service Says La Niña Conditions Continue to Develop
• 6/12/03 - NOAA Issues First Experimental Eastern Pacific Hurricane Outlook; Below Average Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Expected
• 5/19/03 - NOAA Expects Near Average Central Pacific Hurricane Season; Hawaii Observes Hurricane Awareness Week
• 5/19/03 - Adios A El Niño, Hola A La Niña
• 5/19/03 - NOAA Forecasters Say Six To Nine Hurricanes Could Threaten In 2003
  NOAA and FEMA Stress Preparedness for Residents in Hurricane Prone Areas
• 5/15/03 - NOAA Reports Drought Conditions Improving In Parts Of U.S. With Wetter-Than-Average February-April
• 3/20/03 - NOAA Says El Niño’s Departure Leaves Some Western Drought This Spring, and Flooding In The South and East Possible
• 3/20/03 - U.S. Winter Unusually Cold In The East, Warm In The West; December-February Global Average Surface Temperature 6th Warmest in Recorded History
• 2/21/03 - Winter Conditions In The U.S.—
  Unusual Warmth In The West, Cold In The East
  January Global Average Temperature Third Warmest on Record
• 2/11/03 - Drought Conditions Intensify In Some Western States With Little Chance Of Major Relief
• 2/11/03 - Climate And Rural Poverty Connected, NOAA Announces
• 2/11/03 - El Niño Influence Not Over For Southern California; Rains May Yet Provide Some Drought Relief
• 2/6/03 - EL Niño Effects Expected To Linger Into Spring
• 1/31/03 - NOAA Scientists Attribute Recent Droughts To Ocean Influence
• 1/23/03 - North Atlantic - Asian Monsoons Influence Each Other's Patterns, NOAA Reports
• 1/21/03 - Western Drought, Outlook Prompt Forecasters’ Concerns
• 1/9/03 - Mature El Niño Conditions In Place, NOAA Forecasters Report

2002

• 1/9/03 - Mature El Niño Conditions In Place, NOAA Forecasters Report
• 12/17/02 - NOAA Reports 2002 Was Marked By Widespread Drought In The U.S., Return Of El Niño, And Warm Global Temperature
• 12/12/02 - NOAA Says El Niño To Influence U.S. Weather
• 12/3/02 - Strategy For Climate Change Research Defined At Science Workshop
• 11/14/02 - OCTOBER 2002: Cooler And Wetter Than Normal Throughout Much Of The Nation; Weather Patterns Help To Reduce Drought
• 11/07/02 - El Niño On Track To Influence U.S. Winter, NOAA Reports; Forecasters Monitor Warming Ocean Temperatures
• 10/31/02 - El Niño Expected To Influence Central U.S. Winter Weather
• 10/10/02 - El Niño On Track To Influence U.S. Winter; Prepare For El Niño’s Drier And Warmer Winter, NOAA Experts Tell Northwest Officials
• 9/30/02 - Unusually Small Antarctic Ozone Hole This Year Attributed To Exceptionally Strong Stratospheric Weather, NOAA and NASA Report
• 9/13/02 - 2002 Summer Hot, Dry Across Much Of United States; Upper Mid-West Experiences Wetter-Than-Average Summer
• 9/12/02 - El Niño To Play Role In Nation’s Fall, Winter Weather, NOAA Reports
• 8/14/02 - Drought Affects Half Of The Contiguous States; Temperatures Much Warmer Than 100-Year Average In July
• 8/8/02 - El Niño Expected To Impact Atlantic Hurricane Season, NOAA Reports
• 7/19/02 - Drought Developing In Northeast, South May See Improvement
• 7/17/02 - More Than A Third Of The Contigous States In Drought; U.S. And Global Temperatures Warmer Than 100-Year Average In June
• 6/20/02 - Global Surface Temperatures Much Warmer Than Average; Drought Severity Worsens In The West
• 6/13/02 - Drought Worsens In West, Eases In East; NOAA Issues Outlook For Summer; Unveils New Fire Detector on NOAA Satellite
• 6/6/02 - Conditions Fuel El Niño Development
• 5/29/02 - Recent Rainfall Eases Drought In East
• 5/20/02 - Hurricane Forecasters Say 6 TO 8 Hurricanes Could Threaten In 2002
  NOAA Expects Normal to Slightly Above Normal Atlantic Storm Activity
• 5/16/02 - Warm Temperatures and Severe Drought Continued In April Throughout Parts of United States; Global Temperature For April Second Warmest On Record
• 5/9/02 - El Niño Expected To Develop By Year's End
• 5/7/02 - NOAA Reports Drought Monitoring To Include All Of North America
• 4/12/02 - U.S. Experiences First Cooler-Than-Average Month Since March 2001; Global Temperature For March Warmest On Record
• 4/11/02 - NOAA Reports U.S. Could Soon Feel Impacts Of El Niño
• 3/14/02 - Record Warm Winter In Much Of Midwest and Northeast; Drought Worsens Along Eastern Seaboard, NOAA Reports
• 3/7/02 - E Niño Continues To Develop
• 2/21/02 - November 2001 - January 2002 Warmest On Record In U.S.; Global Temperatures Warmest On Record In January
• 2/20/02 - Dryness Intensifies On The East Coast
• 2/6/02 - Ocean Currents Slow, Causing Warmer Ocean and Less CO2 Input To Atmosphere, Say NOAA Scientists
• 2/5/02 - NOAA Predicts Sea Surface Temperatures Will Rise In Eastern Tropical Pacific
  Forecasters' Confidence Increases That El Niño Will Develop
• 1/28/02 - River Flood Potential Below Normal For Winter and Early Spring Throughout Eastern United States
• 1/10/02 - Is El Niño Coming Back?

2001

• 12/17/01 - 2001 In Review Marks Warmer Temperatures, Active Hurricane Season
• 12/6/01 - NOAA Places Interactive Snowfall Maps and Data Online
• 11/21/01 - October 2001 Global Temperature Warmest on Record, U.S. Temperature Slightly Above Average
• 11/16/01 - NOAA Forecasters See Hope In Latest Drought Outlook
• 11/15/01 - U.S. Still On Track For Another Cool Winter
• 11/1/01 - NOAA'S National Weather Service Rolls Out New Wind Chill Temperature Index
• 10/18/01 - NOAA Reports U.S. To Face Another Cool Winter
• 10/16/01 - NOAA, NASA Report 2001 Ozone Hole Similar In Size To Holes Of Past Three Years
• 10/12/01 - NOAA'S National Climatic Data Center Celebrates 50 Years Of Service
• 10/1/01 - NOAA's Satellites Reveal Drought Conditions In 20 Percent Of The World
• 9/26/01 - Summer 2001 Fifth Warmest On Record For U.S.; Conditions Dry In The Northwest, Wet In Southern Gulf
• 9/18/01 - NOAA And NASA Keeping Close Watch On Ozone Hole Over Antarctica
• 9/17/01 - NOAA Issues Fall 2001 Outlook
• 9/7/01 - Why No Hurricanes?
• 9/7/01 - NOAA Sets The El Niño Prediction Straight
• 9/6/01 - NOAA Updates What Defines Normal Temperature
• 9/4/01 - 100 Scientists Join NOAA / NSF Led Climate Study Cruise
  Team uses ships, planes and radio controlled aircraft to gather data
• 8/9/01 - NOAA Ups Hurricane Forecast A Notch As Peak Season Begins
• 7/19/01 - NOAA Scientists Say Active Hurricane Era Will Continue
• 7/13/01 - USA Drought: Some Relief Predicted For a Few States
• 6/28/01 - NOAA'S National Weather Service Tests New Heat Warning System in New Orleans
• 6/15/01 - Remnants Of Allison End Short-Term Drought in South; Snow and Rain in the Northwest Ease Dryness
• 6/12/01 - NOAA Calculates Amount of Rainfall Needed to End Droughts Around the Country
• 5/17/01 - Summer 2001 Outlook Shows Little Relief For Drought, More Rain For Midwest
• 4/9/01 - Coastal Waters Warm, But La Niña Still Lingers
• 4/4/01 - NOAA Scientists Link Atlantic Ocean Temperatures To South Florida Long-Term Flood/Drought Cycles
• 3/14/01 - Winter 2001: Cooler Than Normal Winter In Much Of The U.S.; Warmest Winter On Record In Alaska; Extremely Dry Conditions In Much of The Southeast And Northwest
• 3/12/01 - National Weather Service Releases Service Assessment Report For Northwest Wildfires of 2000
• 3/1/01 - Texas Drought Extreme For Past 15 Years, NOAA Reports
• 2/8/01 - Scientists Discover New Keys To Arctic Ozone Loss
• 2/1/01 - Severe Drought Conditions/Fire Danger Likely To Persist Throughout Central Florida
• 1/25/01 - NOAA'S National Weather Service Sees The Return of La Niña Not Likely To Last
• 1/19/01 - Report Examines Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Areas and Marine Resources
• 1/10/01 - Chance of Northeast Flooding Highest In Three Years; Threat of Ice Jams and Rapid Snow Melt Loom Over Northeast River Basins
• 1/5/01 - Record Cold Grips Much of The Nation In November And December: Two-Month Period Is The Coldest On Record In The United States

2000

• 12/19/00 - Ups And Downs Mark Year In Weather For 2000, NOAA Says; Forecasters Update Winter 2000-01 Outlook
• 12/18/00 - 2000 IN REVIEW: The Year Began With Record Warmth In The U.S. And Ends With Colder Than Normal Temperatures Across Much Of The Country Annual U.S. and Global Temperatures Remain Well above Average
• 12/8/00 - Rockies Brace For Arctic Cold, But California Likely To Be Spared
• 11/30/00 - Above-Average 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Continues Recent Upturn In Activity; U.S. Spared Extensive Hurricane Damage
• 11/21/00 - Patterns of Global Climate Change Over Recent Centuries Reported By NOAA and University Scientists
• 11/13/00 - October Temperatures Above Normal In Much of U.S., NOAA Reports; January Through October Warmest On Record
• 11/9/00 - Record-Breaking November Rainfall Welcomed In North Texas
• 10/12/00 - NOAA Issues Nation's Official Winter Outlook
• 10/5/00 - Ozone Hole Earlier In 2000 But Not Deeper
• 9/22/00 - Extreme Weather Events to Continue and Likely Increase; Effects on Society More Intense
• 9/21/00 - NOAA Recaps Summer of 2000, Says La Niña Influence Gone; Autumn Expected to Bring Continued Warmth For Portions of the U.S.
• 9/19/00 - Commerce Secretary Mineta Announces Launch of New Vital Global Climate Prediction Project
• 9/13/00 - SUMMER 2000: Warmer and Drier Than Normal, NOAA Reports; January Through August Warmest on Record in the U.S.
• 9/6/00 - NOAA Launches New Web Site on Ancient Droughts
• 9/6/00 - Phenomenal Record Drought and Heat Wave Continues To Grip North Texas
• 8/30/00 - North Texas Sets New Drought Record
• 8/29/00 - North Atlantic Climate Swing Seen in NOAA Computer Model
• 8/28/00 - Record Drought Continues in North Texas, NOAA Reports"
• 8/17/00 - July Temperatures Cooler in Much of U.S., NOAA Reports, But Hot Temperatures and Drought Persist in the South and West; January Through July Warmest on Record
• 8/10/00 - 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook Still "Above Average"
• 8/8/00 - High Temperatures, Dry Conditions Make Fire Season 2000 The Worst In 50 Years
• 7/28/00 - Tropical Waters In Northern Hemisphere Heating At An Accelerated Rate, NOAA Reports
• 7/14/00 - NOAA'S Updated Summer Forecast - Still Hot
• 7/14/00 - June Warmer Than Normal, But Not Record-Breaking; Year-to-Date is Warmest on Record, NOAA Reports
• 6/28/00 - New Climate Station at North Carolina Arboretum Unveiled
• 6/21/00 - U. S. Summer Forecast - Hot
• 5/19/00 - U.S. Has Its Warmest January-April On Record, NOAA Reports
• 5/16/00 - Latest Drought Forecast Brings Mix Of Good and Bad As Government Issues Drought Commission Report
• 5/10/00 - 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected to be Above Average
• 4/19/00 - Much of the United States Likely to See Warmer Than Normal Temperatures
• 4/18/00 - Record Warmth from January to March 2000
• 3/13/00 - Drought Grips Nearly Half of U.S.
• 3/10/00 - U.S. Has Its Warmest Winter on Record
• 1/20/00 - Dangerous Winter Storm Hits East Coast
• 1/12/00 - NOAA Unveils Climate Initiative

1999

• 12/19/99 - Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
• 12/13/99 - 1999: U.S. Experiences Second Warmest Year on Record
• 11/17/99 - Greenhouse Warming May Dry Out Amercian's Bread Basket
• 10/26/99 - 1999-2000 Winter Outlook
• 9/22/99 - Summer Wraps Up Drier and Warmer Than Normal in U.S.
• 8/10/99 - NOAA Confirms Busy Hurricane Season for 1999
• 6/8/99 - Mid-Atlantic Reels from Drought: NOAA Says Short-term Relief in Sight
• 5/27/99 - Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season Ahead