NOAA's updated climate outlook sets the country up for what could be one of the warmest summers in history.
Get ready for plenty of sweat and discomfort this scorching summer as high temperatures are expected to dominate the season for millions, fueled by a developing La Niña climate pattern.NOAA's updated climate outlook for the meteorological summer period from June 1 to Aug. 31 was released on Thursday. It indicates that above-average temperatures are expected across nearly all the Lower 48 states, with wetter-than-average weather anticipated in the eastern part of the nation.
This transition is the primary driver for NOAA's summer outlook, which calls for the highest chance of warmer-than-average temperatures in the western U.S. and across the southern Plains into the western Gulf Coast region. Above-average temperatures are also favored for the eastern portion of the country, especially the Northeast.
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