The Climate of 2008
(US and Global Climate Perspectives)

Climate Monitoring Branch

Global Surface Temperature Anomalies

Monthly Reports

Climate at a Glance

Climate Impact Indicators

Weekly Reports

Special Reports

Climatic Extremes, Weather Events

Climate of 2008 (Reports)

2008 Monthly Reports (Summary of the month and the year to date):

• January

• February

• March

• April

• May

• June

• July

• August

• September

• October

• November

• Annual Report

2008 Special Reports (Events, extremes, etc):

• January (Severe winter across China & the Middle East, Severe storms across the Midwestern U.S., Flooding in eastern Australia)
  

• February (Tropical cyclone Ivan, Flooding in the Philippines, Sever storms across the southeastern U.S., Severe storms across eastern Australia)
  

• March (South Australia Heat Wave, Flooding across the south-central U.S., Severe storms across southeastern U.S., Tropical Cyclone Jokwe)
  

• April (Severe storms across the central and southeastern U.S., Severe winter across southern Canada, Typhoon Neoguri)
  

• May (Flooding across the Philippines, Severe storms across the U.S., Typhoon Nargis, Tropical storm Alma)
  

• June (Flooding across southern China, Flooding across the midwestern U.S., Severe storms across the U.S., Typhoon Fengshen)
  

• July (Hurricane Dolly, Typhoon Kalmaegi, Flooding in China, Flooding in eastern Europe)
  

• August (Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, Typhoon Nuri, Flooding in Laos)
  

• September (Hurricane Hanna and Ike, Typhoon Hagupit, Flooding in the Caribbean)
  

• October (Severe storms across New Zealand's North Island, Flooding in Central America, Hurricane Norbert and Omar, Tropical storms Marco and 22W, Tropical Cyclone Rashmi)
  

• November (Severe storms across eastern U.S., Flooding in Philippines, Panama and Vietnam, Hurricane Paloma)