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2013 : Least Extreme Summer On Record In The US

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The summer of 2013 is over in a few days, and has had the fewest 40ºC temperature readings of any year in the last nine decades. There were only 832 40ºC temperatures recorded in 2013, compared to 8,357 in 1936.

Index of /pub/data/ghcn/daily/hcn/

2013 has also had the fewest tornadoes on record, and zero hurricanes through August.

Inflation Adjusted Tornado Running Totals – Storm Prediction Center WCM Page

Bottom line is that the summer of 2013 has blown away all records for being the mildest and least extreme summer on record in the US.

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