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We have just released the 2021 Annual U.S. Climate Report. Follow this thread for details, and read more online: bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate Map of US with NCEI logo with text "2021 Annual U.S. Cl
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 2021 Mean Temperature Departure from Average U.S. Map
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 Map of December 2021 U.S. Statewide Average Temperature Rank
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 2021 U.S. Total Precipitation Percentiles Map
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 2021 U.S. County Precipitation Rank Map
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 U.S. 2021 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Map
The U.S. disaster costs for 2021 exceeded $145 billion, which is the third-highest cost on record. bit.ly/USClimate202112 #StateOfClimate #BillionDollarDisasters U.S. 2021 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
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 Map of 2021 North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks
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 U.S. Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events for 2
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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