From record heat, fires and floods to hurricanes, tropical storms and even an eclipse, August brought a dramatic and — for those along the Gulf Coast — devastating end to summer as Mother Nature demonstrated her power and ability to awe.
From record heat, fires and floods to hurricanes, tropical storms and even an eclipse, August brought a dramatic and — for those along the Gulf Coast — devastating end to summer as Mother Nature demonstrated her power and ability to awe.
Here’s how the summer, last month and the year to date fared in terms of the climate record:
Climate by the numbers
Summer 2017
The average summer U.S. temperature was 72.7 degrees F, 1.3 degrees above average, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Above-average temperatures spanned the western third of the country, while nine states in the South and Midwest observed a cooler-than-average summer. Precipitation totaled 0.87 of an inch above average, making it the 16th wettest summer on record.
Read more at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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