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15-State Tornado Outbreak Deadliest Since 2008

WASHINGTON -- The devastation is stunning -- homes and lives shattered as the deadliest swarm of twisters in three years battered up to 15 states. Ultimately, this could turn out to be among the top 10 three-day outbreaks for number of tornadoes, though experts can't be sure until all the reports are sorted, said Greg...

2010 Tracking as Hottest Ever: 7 Strange Things Extreme Heat Has Caused This Year

(July 28) -- According to a new report, 2010 is on pace to become the warmest year on record. Using data gathered by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, the UK Met Office compared temperatures for 2010 against those measured in 1998, the reigning hottest year in the...

More Global Temperature Records Fall; Intense Heat This Week

(July 19) -- The month of June marked the fourth consecutive month with record-breaking global temperatures, including widespread intense heat across the United States. This week, the hottest air will shift out of the Southwest and southern Plains into the Deep South and Carolinas, where heat has been persistent so far...

Extreme Heat in Southern California, Record-Breaking Temperatures for Rest of Globe

(July 15) -- It's getting hot out there. Today the National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat warning for Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties in Southern California. The warning extends through Saturday, during which time temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees. News of the latest heat wave to grip the...

Background on National Climatic Data Center

The United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), previously known as the National Weather Records Center (NWRC), in Asheville, North Carolina is the world's largest active archive of weather data.

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