2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.
Heavy Weather: Many states and localities experienced extreme weather and climate conditions in 2013. NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Averaged nationally, 2013 was a comparatively calm weather and climate year in the United States. There were fewer than 900 tornados, the least since 1989. The number of North Atlantic hurricanes was below average. Temperatures were only 0.3 degrees above those of the 20th century average, tying with 1980 for 37th warmest year in 119 years of record-keeping, and two to three degrees cooler than 2012, the hottest year on record. Dig down to state and local levels, though, and temperature and precipitation extremes were felt from coast to coast, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Agency scientists told reporters on Wednesday that 2013 was the driest year recorded...