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The Climate of 2008
(US and Global Climate Perspectives)


Climate Monitoring Branch


National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC
15 January 2009
Global Surface Mean Temp Anomalies (Dec 2008)

  • 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)

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



    Top of Page 2008 Special Reports (Events, extremes, etc):

    Global Hazards and Significant Events
    • 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, Severe 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)
    • December (Severe Storms in Australia and Japan, Severe Winter Weather across southeastern U.S.,Flooding in eastern Europe, Flooding across South America, Island of Mallorca, southern Africa, Philippines and Island of Sri Lanka)


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    Worldwide Weather Events 1991-2008
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