Someone just pointed out this interesting climate extremes tool from the Southern Regional Climate Center. Here is the URL: http://extremes.srcc.lsu.edu/
From there you can choose the product, which is the type of all-time record – for the month, for the day, or for the year. Then you select your variable: record high, record low, etc. And finally the month of interest. So far it only does temperatures and is limited to airport data.
Here is a screen shot of the all-time record highs for April in the Midwest. In the tool, instead of this screen shot, when you mouse over one of the records it gives you more details on the record and dates. It is an interesting tool – I just wish it included the longer NWS Cooperative Observer records.
Thank you for sharing the link to the climate extremes tool from the Southern Regional Climate Center. It’s great to see that there are resources available to help us understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change. With more frequent and severe weather events becoming a reality, tools like this can provide valuable insights into how we can adapt to and mitigate the effects of these extremes. I hope that individuals, communities, and decision-makers alike will make use of this tool and other similar resources to take action towards a more sustainable future.