This page shows daily temperature estimates from the NCEP Climate Forecast System.
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Click data point on chart to update map below.
Data Source & Information
This page provides time series and map visualizations of daily mean
surface air temperature (2-meter height) estimates from the NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS) version 2 (April 2011 – present)
and CFS Reanalysis
(January 1979 – March 2011). CFS is a numerical climate/weather modeling framework
that ingests surface, radiosonde, and satellite observations to estimate the state of
the atmosphere through time. These visualizations allow users to explore weather-driven
temperature changes within specific years, while also having several decades of daily
data for broader climate context. This content is intended for general analysis
only. Any apparent record high or low daily
temperatures estimated by the Climate Forecast System should be considered with caution
and validated against weather station observations and other climate data products.
CFS exhibits a
winter warm bias over portions of the Antarctic. A comparison of annual mean
temperature anomalies for CFS and other datasets can be found here. To learn more about reanalysis refer to
Advancing Reanalysis.
Monthly means of surface temperature observations 1850 to present available from NOAA's
National Centers for Environmental Information
Climate at a Glance.
The time series chart displays area-weighted mean temperature estimates for the
following domains:
World (90°S–90°N, 0–360°E)
Northern Hemisphere (0–90°N, 0–360°E)
Southern Hemisphere (0–90°S, 0–360°E)
Arctic (66.5–90°N, 0–360°E)
Antarctic (66.5–90°S, 0–360°E)
Tropics (23.5°S–23.5°N, 0–360°E)
The Climate Forecast System has a horizontal grid resolution of 0.5° x 0.5° (about 55km x 55km at
45°N). Each daily temperature on the chart represents an average across all model
gridcells within the defined latitude/longitude bounds for the selected domain. The
means are area-weighted to account for the convergence of longitude lines at the poles.
Individual time series can be hidden or displayed by clicking on a specific the year
below the chart. Hide All and Show All buttons are found at the chart
lower right. The daily mean temperature map below the chart can be updated by
clicking a point on one of the time series. The measurement displayed on the map
variable can be switched between temperature and temperature anomaly by clicking the
toggle botton at the map top-left.
The temperature estimates on this page are calculated from eight timeslices
(00, 03, 06, 09, 12, 15, 18, 2100 UTC) for each day in CFS. The chart
and maps update daily at about 0500 UTC with values for the preceding day.
Daily temperature anomalies are calculated in reference to 1979–2000 CFSR
climatology for each specific day of the year.