National Climate Report - Annual 2012
2012 By The Numbers
« National Climate Report - Annual 2012
- Year-to-date Temperature Anomalies
- Year-to-Date Temperature Evolution
- Warmest Seasons and Calendar Year Periods on Record
- Warmest 12-month consecutive periods for the CONUS
- Divisional Temperature Departures and Evolution of Drought
- Known All-Time Temperature Records Tied or Broken
- Summer - Days over 100°F
- Annual Extremes
- 2012 By The Numbers
- 2012 National Top 10 Weather/Climate Events
2012 By The Numbers
There were a number of extremes that affected the United States during 2012. Some of which were historical in nature. Below is a table listing some of these extremes. This is preliminary information.
| Number | Factoid |
|---|---|
| 9 | the number of consecutive 12-month periods ending in 2012 now make up the nine warmest in the CONUS record. |
| 356 | the number of all-time record high maximum temperatures known to be tied or broken in the United States. |
| 4 | the number of all-time record low minimum temperatures known to be tied or broken in the United States. |
| 19 | the number of states that had their warmest annual period. |
| 65.5 | the percent of the contiguous U.S. that was experiencing drought in September, a record in the 14-year United States Drought Monitor history. |
| 99.1 | the number (in millions) of people that experienced 10 or more days of temperatures that reached or exceeded 100°F. |
| 13.88 | the number of feet of storm tide from Post-tropical storm Sandy measured at The Battery in New York City Harbor. |
| 9.2 | the number (millions) of acres that burned due to wildfire in the CONUS during 2012. |
| 113 | the new all-time warmest temperature observed in South Carolina, set June 28 in Columbia. |
| 19 | the number of named storms, tying 2011, 2010, 1995, and 1887 as the third busiest year for North Atlantic tropical cyclones. |
| 190 | the number of consecutive days (June 24th and December 31st 2012) without a tornado-related fatality. Second to October 15th 1986 and February 28th 1987 (197 days). |
| 16 | the number of consecutive months with contiguous U.S. temperatures above long-term average (June 2011-September 2012). Longest such streak on record. |
Citing This Report
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for 2012, published online January 2013, retrieved on April 22, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2012/13/supplemental/page-9/.