Nor'easter season got an early start this year, as a powerful storm brought coastal flooding, erosion, power outages, and more than 6" of rain to parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast at the end of September. The storm strengthened offshore before tracking into New Jersey. Its winds lasted for days, pushing water onshore and eroding beaches, while falling trees took down power lines. The heaviest rain fell across New Jersey, Long Island, and Southeast New England, and Tempest stations recorded each stage of the storm in real time.

(Tables may need to be scrolled to view full data on mobile devices) March 19th, 2026 kicked off a widespread heat event that developed across most of the United States, bringing temperatures well above seasonal norms and, in some cases, into record-breaking territory. By the weekend, the pattern had intensified - pushing anomalies to extremes rarely seen this early in the year - before another passing system brought a sharp return to more seasonal cooler conditions. Let's take a closer look at how the event unfolded, using observations from the Tempest Network to highlight both the scale and intensity of the heat.