June 2024 Was 2nd Hottest on Record in U.S.

Discussion: The extremely warm thermal regime across the U.S. during 2024 continued in June. The month of June ranked 2^nd hottest in 130-year history (Fig. 1). Record heat was observed in Arizona and New Mexico. Near-record warmth was observed in California, Florida, Utah, Colorado, and Maryland plus all southern New England plus Maine. Only the northern Great Plains were near normal.

June 2024 ranked 41^st driest on record (Fig. 2). Extremes were notable. The driest June on record was observed in Virgina while North Carolina was 2^nd driest. Meanwhile, the Upper Midwest was wetter than normal including Minnesota which observed their 4^th wettest June on record. Surprisingly, the 4-Corners region was wetter than normal.

Quarter 2 (APR/MAY/JUN) of 2024 was 4^th warmest on record (Fig. 3). Vermont observed the warmest Q2 on record. Many states were close to an all-time-record warm second quarter of the year.

The 29^th wettest second quarter was observed featuring near-record wet weather in the Upper Midwest while the Mid-Atlantic States and West U.S. were drier than normal (Fig. 4).

Fig. 1: NOAA state rankings of temperature for June 2024.

Fig. 2: NOAA state rankings of precipitation for June 2024.

Fig. 3: NOAA state rankings of temperature for APR/MAY/JUN 2024.

Fig. 4: NOAA state rankings of precipitation for APR/MAY/JUN 2024.