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Monthly Average Daily TCWV from AIRS for July 2025

Water Vapor Data Helps Meteorologists Predict Whether a Storm Will Strengthen or Weaken

NASA's AIRS instrument provides information about precipitable water vapor, a key variable in determining the potential strength of hurricanes and tropical cyclones.

Blog

Sept. 30, 2025

Assessing Extreme Weather Statistics using NASA Earth eXchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6)

A training offered by NASA's ARSET program explores how to assess projected statistics of extreme heat and cold wave events, and extreme precipitation excess and deficit events, with NEX-GDDP-CMIP6 data.

News

Aug. 25, 2025

A slim tree branch with scattered snowflakes on top and frozen raindrops hanging from its underside. Credit: Betty Copeland

Study Shows Citizen Scientists Are Crucial for Observing Rain and Snow During Storms

A CSESP-funded study found that AI is no better at identifying rain or snow in storms than people and conventional models.

Feature Article

July 10, 2025

Severe Storms Along the US Eastern Seaboard

IMERG Precipitation Rate overlaid on base image captured by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East platform at 4:30pm ET on June 19, 2025.

Worldview Image of the Week

June 23, 2025

This is an image of infrared brightness temperatures showing Hurricane Mitch on October 26, 1998, at 18:00 UTC. Cloud tops reached frigid temperatures of 196 K, indicating intense convective activity and likely overshooting tops at 16 km altitude. The hurricane’s track is overlaid, with the deepest red symbol marking a central pressure of 905 mb. Mitch remains one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record, with more than 9,000 lives lost, primarily from flooding in Honduras and Nicaragua.

Over 25 Years of Global Infrared Data Now Available

The  Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 4 km Infrared (IR) dataset archive now extends back to January 1998, offering over 25 years of high-resolution infrared observations and continuing into the present.

News

June 20, 2025