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This display shows the NOAA climate digest for October 2013.
The climate digest summarizes noteworthy statistics for the month, season, and year.
The average global land and ocean temperature for October was the seventh warmest October
since records began in 1880.
Some areas across Wyoming and South Dakota received up to three feet of snow and 70 miles
per hour winds during an early season blizzard.
Meanwhile, Alaska experienced its warmest October since records began in 1918.
Australia was also warm with its January to October period being the warmest on record.
With nearly twice the average monthly precipitation, Japan experienced above average precipitation
for October.
Meanwhile, Cyclone Phailin hit the east coast of India during the first half of the month.
It was the strongest cyclone to hit India since October 1999.
Also warm in October was Spain, with its sixth warmest October on record.
This real-time dataset is updated monthly and shows the global land and ocean temperature
anomalies. Anomalies are simply departures from average.
Blue portions of the map, as seen in the Middle East and the western United States, indicate
below average temperatures throughout October 2013.
Red portions of the map, as seen in Alaska, highlight regions around the world that experienced
above average warmth.
White indicates near average conditions.
This real-time dataset shows sea surface temperature anomalies measured by NOAA satellites. Blue
colors indicate cooler than normal ocean temperatures, whereas red indicates warmer than normal ocean
temperatures.
In the eastern tropical Pacific, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center predicts that neutral
El Niño – La Niña conditions will continue into the northern hemisphere spring.
This real-time dataset collected by microwave sensors on NOAA satellites shows snow and
ice cover updated daily. Watch the progression of days and note the retreat and expansion
of snowfall.
The October sea ice extent for the Arctic was the sixth lowest since satellite records
began in 1979.
Finally, we’ll move to Antarctica and discover that its sea ice extent was the largest on
record.
And that’s your October 2013 climate digest!
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