2013 - one of the least extreme U.S. weather yrs ever
Posted by
cypresstx on 10/18/2013, 4:41 pm
we didn't have nearly as many 100+ days, but it sure felt like a long, hot, dry summer...
http://www.climatedepot.com/2013/10/18/new-study-2013-ranks-as-one-of-the-least-extreme-us-weather-years-ever-many-bad-weather-events-at-historically-low-levels/
"Whether you're talking about tornadoes, wildfires, extreme heat or hurricanes, the good news is that weather-related disasters in the US are all way down this year compared to recent years and, in some cases, down to historically low levels."
Tornadoes: "lowest total in several decades"
Number of wildfires: "On pace to be the lowest it has been in the past ten years"
Extreme Heat: The number of 100 degree days may "turn out to be the lowest in about 100 years of records"
Hurricanes: "We are currently in the longest period (8 years) since the Civil War Era without a major hurricane strike in the US (i.e., category 3, 4 or 5)" ( last major hurricane to strike the US was Hurricane Wilma in 2005)
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