The Midwestern Regional Climate Center will be closed beginning Monday, December 22, 2025 and lasting through Friday, January 2, 2026.
We thank everyone for your patronage throughout the year-- happy holidays & a healthy new year to all!
@realDonaldTrump Please don’t do this. This is not a center for alarmism. The science that comes from @NCAR_Science has made the United States a leader in tracking severe weather, modeling extreme floods and even the effects of increased solar activity and how it impacts our atmosphere here on Earth. Research that comes from here benefits us all from a safety and infrastructure standpoint. And, economically, the science helps mitigate a growing number of #billiondollar #weatherdisasters
How does our Ag-Climate Dashboard work, may you ask?
A video tutorial is here-- and we featured one of our favorite parts of the dashboard: an embedded NWS local forecast search tool!
Ag-Climate Dashboard ➡️https://t.co/nq7rJyafC7
Temps were slightly above normal this spring & precipitation was too in quite a bit of the region. Precipitation was lacking in northern Illinois, Iowa, and northern Missouri.
NCEI celebrates #WorldEnvironmentDay every day with a bounty of environmental data. Check out our treasure trove of information: https://t.co/Ww49u5hw5g
Ever wanted all of the MRCC's tools in one place?
Well, you're in luck! We now have our Product Inventory complete with all of our tools linked right on our homepage!
https://t.co/gZtLtklnPi
It was a great few days at the MRCC- SCO workshop— it’s always great to meet with our Midwest state climate office partners!
We:
-Fostered continued collabs 🤝
-Learned about new climate data products 💻
-Discussed optimizing climate data services across the Midwest 🌎🌽
The heat index has returned for the season!
In International Falls, along the Canadian border, a heat index of 91°F on May 11 was the earliest heat index value above 90°F
Heat Index Curves ➡️ https://t.co/9b4YXRpDHe
We know y'all love the Tornado Tracks tool as much as we do-- and we're excited to announce the availability of 2024 tornado tracks data!
Tornado Tracks Tool ➡️ https://t.co/Us4baZysLH
Data from Michigan's Enviroweather Network shows 4-inch soil temps in Luce County, Michigan--part of Michigan's UP-- reaching the 50°F threshold in late April.
The average date is June 2 for this area.
Soil T Climatologist ➡️ https://t.co/b7Ib3NwNDV
Our newsletter is out and we're highlighting some cool, relevant tools for Spring! 🌸
Spring Newsletter Sign-Up➡️ https://t.co/Ko3T7uXoND
April 2025 Newsletter ➡️ https://t.co/Jj672GQs4M
If you live along/north of I-90 in the Northeast or Midwest, chances are a hard freeze are still possible.
The average last freeze for many of these locations occurs this week and/or in May.
Freeze Date Tool by County ▶️ https://t.co/hbEsAR3rl5
Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
You will miss liberalism when it’s gone. You have no idea how privileged we are to have lived at the time we did, when being apolitical was an option.
We’ve spent so long criticizing liberalism that we’ve forgotten that there’s something much worse waiting in the shadows.