It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America

Large waves in the atmosphere mean that a cold snap in one area is often accompanied by unusual warmth in another.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America .

NASA Earth Observatory maps by Jesse Allen, based on MODIS land surface temperature data provided by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published January 3, 2018
Data acquired December 26, 2017 - January 2, 2018