We have just released the 2021 Annual U.S. Climate Report. Follow this thread for details, and read more online: bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
The 2021 contiguous U.S. average temperature was 54.5°F, 2.5°F above average, the fourth-warmest year on record. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
RECORD WARM FOR THE MONTH: December contiguous U.S. temperature was 39.3°F, 6.7°F above average, exceeding the previous record set in December 2015. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
The 2021 contiguous U.S. precipitation total was 30.48 inches, 0.54 inch above average, and ranks in the middle third of the record. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
For 2021, the county with the greatest average precipitation in the contiguous U.S. was Jefferson County, WA, with 125.14 inches of precipitation. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
The U.S. experienced 20 #BillionDollarDisasters in 2021: 8 severe weather events, 4 tropical cyclone events, 3 tornado outbreaks, 2 flooding events, 1 drought/heat wave event, 1 winter storm/cold wave event, and 1 wildfire event. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
The U.S. disaster costs for 2021 exceeded $145 billion, which is the third-highest cost on record. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate #BillionDollarDisasters
During 2021, 21 named storms formed in the North Atlantic Basin. This was the third most-active Atlantic hurricane season on record. Above-average tropical activity across the Atlantic Basin occurred for the sixth year in a row. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
It was an active wildfire year across the western U.S. with more than 7.1 million acres consumed. The second-largest fire in California history, the Dixie Fire, consumed nearly 964,000 acres in 2021. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate #CAwx #COwx
The 2021 preliminary U.S. tornado count was above average at 1,376 tornadoes. 193 December tornadoes have been confirmed — the greatest number of tornadoes for any December and nearly double the previous record of 97 in 2002. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate
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