An international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer, the State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate published as a supplement to the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
The report, compiled by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, is based on contributions from scientists from around the world. It provides a detailed update on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and instruments located on land, water, ice, and in space.
State of the Climate in 2020
This is the 31st issuance of the annual assessment now known as State of the Climate, published in the Bulletin since 1996. As a supplement to the Bulletin, its foremost function is to document the status and trajectory of many components of the climate system. However, as a series, the report also documents the status and trajectory of our capacity and commitment to observe the climate system.
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- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents, Abstract, and Introduction
- Global Climate
- Global Oceans
- The Tropics
- The Arctic
- Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
- Regional Climates
- Relevant Datasets and Sources
Past Reports
- State of the Climate in 2019
- State of the Climate in 2018
- State of the Climate in 2017
- State of the Climate in 2016
- State of the Climate in 2015
- State of the Climate in 2014
- State of the Climate in 2013
- State of the Climate in 2012
- State of the Climate in 2011