#2021 rainfall totals by zip code series

Drought conditions expanded or intensified across portions of the Midwest and central Plains and rapidly developed across the southern Plains during the second half of September.

was in drought, up about 1 percent from the end of August. Drought Monitor, approximately 47.8 percent of the contiguous U.S. With fall temperatures firmly in place, it is likely that most of this snow will stick around for much of the duration of the cold season. The 2021-2022 Alaska snow season got off to a healthy start in September with some regions receiving the most snow seen in September since the late 1970s. Precipitation was above average across the North Slope and the South Panhandle regions and below average from Bristol Bay to the Northeast Gulf region.

AlaskaвЂ™s average of 4.36 inches of precipitation in September was 0.21 inch below average and ranked in the middle one-third of the 97-year record.

Oklahoma had its ninth-driest September on record. Precipitation was below average across much of the northern Rockies, Deep South and Midwest. For additional information on the record rainfall across portions of the Northeast, read the NRCC highlights below. Resulting primarily from precipitation received as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Pennsylvania had its seventh-wettest September while Massachusetts ranked eighth wettest.

#2021 rainfall totals by zip code series

A series of atmospheric river events during the second half of September contributed to the above-average precipitation received across the Northwest.

Precipitation was above average across portions of the Northwest, Southwest, northern and central Plains and from the central Gulf Coast to New England.

was 2.33 inches, 0.16 inch below average, ranking in the middle one-third of the 127-year period of record.

The September precipitation total for the contiguous U.S.

September 2021 Statewide Precipitation Ranks temperature-related energy demand during September was 111 percent of average and ranked in the middle one-third of the 127-year period of record.

Based on NOAA's Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI), the contiguous U.S.

This was nearly six times the 881 cold daily high (487) and low (394) temperature records set during the month.

As of October 5, there were 5,272 daily warm high (2,953) and low (2,319) temperature records tied or broken during September.

Temperatures were above average across the Central Panhandle. Temperatures were below average across much of the state with near-average temperatures dominating the North Slope and portions of the northern interior regions.

Alaska had a statewide average temperature of 39.3вЏ, 1.3вЏ below the long-term average and ranked in the coolest one-third of the 97-year record.

Portions of the Northwest, Great Lakes and from the Deep South to the Carolina coast experienced near average overnight minimum temperatures. Massachussetts and Rhode Island ranked third warmest on record with much of the CONUS experiencing above-average overnight low temperatures during September.

The nationally averaged minimum temperature (overnight lows) during September was 54.5вЏ, 2.6вЏ above average, ranking ninth warmest in the 127-year record.

Portions of the Gulf Coast and Tennessee Valley had below-average daytime high temperatures. Colorado ranked record warmest for maximum temperatures in September, while much of the West, Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic experienced above-average daytime high temperatures for the month.

The nationally averaged maximum temperature (daytime highs) was warmer than average during September at 81.2вЏ, 3.4вЏ above average, ranking seventh warmest in the 127-year record.

Temperatures were near average across parts of the Northwest, Gulf Coast and Southeast. Colorado and Rhode Island ranked third warmest on record for the month while five additional states across the West and Northeast ranked in the top five for September.

September temperatures were above average from the West Coast to the Great Lakes and into New England.

temperature was 57.0вЏ, 1.9вЏ above the 20th-century average, ranking 10th warmest in the January-September record. For the year-to-date, the contiguous U.S. temperature was 67.8вЏ, 3.0вЏ above the 20th-century average, the fifth-warmest September in the 127-year period of record.

For September, the average contiguous U.S.

September 2021 Statewide Temperature Ranks