New U.S. Climate ‘Normals’ Are Warmer Than Ever - NOAA

The official calculation of what constitutes “normal” U.S. climate has been updated, and, to virtually nobody’s surprise, it’s a warmer picture than ever before. The NOAA released an updated set of climate averages for the contiguous United States based on the 30-year period from 1991 to 2020, including more than 9,000 daily reporting stations. It refers to these averages* as “climate normals,” and updates them once every decade. Compared with previous 30-year periods, the climate has turned unambiguously warmer. - Washington Post