"The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in April was 53.8°F, 2.7°F above average, ranking 12th warmest in the 130-year record. April temperatures were above average across much of the contiguous U.S., while near- to below-average temperatures were observed in parts of the West, northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and in small pockets of the Northeast. Virginia and West Virginia each had their fifth-warmest April on record.
The Alaska statewide April temperature was 27.2°F, 3.9°F above the long-term average, ranking in the warmest third of the 100-year period of record for the state."
"Earth has just experienced its 11th straight warmest month on record -- a preview of the brutal temperatures forecast for the summer, according to scientists."
ABC News reports: "May 2023 through April 2024 was the warmest 12-month stretch on record with a global average temperature of 2.90 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1850 to 1900 pre-industrial average."
NWS Climate Prediction Center: Hot, summer-like temperatures are expected to impact parts of the Gulf Coast states during the second week of May, with many locations possibly reaching record highs in the low to mid 90s May 8-10.#heatwave#gulfcoast#heat#wx#climate#TXwx#LAwx#ALwx#GAwx#SCwx#FLwx
" Current summer temperature outlooks for the US are certainly bringing the #heat. Above-average temperatures are forecast over nearly every square mile of the Lower 48.
“We anticipate a well above-average probability for major #hurricanes making landfall along the continental #UnitedStates coastline and in the #Caribbean,” the group said in a news release."
NOAA HeatRisk is a new, experimental color coded scheme showing:
How unusual the heat is for the time of the year
The duration of the heat including both daytime and nighttime temperatures
If those temperatures pose an elevated risk of heat-related impacts based on data from the CDC
"Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer."
AP reports on a new online heat risk system from the U.S. National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://flip.it/3-YkpL
"New research shows that the health consequences of wildfire smoke exposure stretch well beyond the smoky days themselves, contributing to nearly 16,000 deaths each year across the U.S., according to a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) analysis released in April."
The rate of emergency room visits caused by heat illness increased significantly last year in large swaths of the country compared with the previous five years, according to a study published on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The heat you were asked to manage 10 years ago is not the heat you’re being asked to manage today,” she said. One of the first symptoms of heat illness can be confusion, she added, making it harder for someone to respond without help from others.