Forage crop yields were reduced by up to 75 percent in Maine and New Hampshire. On the 9th, Fort Lauderdale, FL observed its third wettest November day on record, with 7.30 inches (185 mm) of precipitation. With a daily maximum temperature of 35 degrees F (1.7 degrees C), Atlanta, GA (18782020) recorded its coldest Christmas Day since 1989, while Orlando, FL (18922020) observed its coldest Christmas Day since 1995, with a daily maximum temperature of 53 degrees F (11.7 degrees C). The nationally averaged maximum temperature (daytime highs) was above average for 2020 at 66.3F, 2.3F above average, ranking as sixth warmest in the 126-year record. Several Midwest states had record yields for corn and/or soybeans. Many locations across the region observed their coldest Christmas Day in at least two decades. July was warmer than normal across all six states, with Texas experiencing its sixth-warmest July on record. The precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Bertha caused a significant multi-day rainfall event across southern Florida, with accumulations of more than 8 inches in several locations. There were five fatalities and 65 injuries associated with this tornado, many of which occurred in the hardest hit areas just south of Estill, SC. The Roanoke River crested almost 6 feet (1.8 meters) above flood stage on May 21st, sending water rushing onto some roadways and making them impassable. Upper Missouri Basin snowpack peaked in mid-April at just above normal above Fort Peck Reservoir and between Fort Peck and Garrison Reservoirs, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Due to reduced yields, farmers bought hay to feed livestock, but there were hay shortages and increased prices, with a Vermont farmer spending as much as $20,000 on feed. There were two months (March and November) where the entire region experienced a top-10 warmest month on record. The solar day over the course of the year 2021. Farther inland, winds gusted over 50 mph (22 m/s) in northern Georgia, Upstate South Carolina, and North Carolina, resulting in widespread downed trees and power outages. It encompassed nearly the entire West, Northern and central Plains, Great Lakes and much of the East, including. Numerous long-term stations observed their highest or second highest annual count of days with a minimum temperature at or above 70 degrees F (21.1 degrees C), including West Palm Beach, FL (18882020; 261 days, 71 percent of the year), Orlando, FL (18922020; 177 days, 48 percent of the year), Lumberton, NC (19032020; 87 days, 24 percent of the year), and Roanoke, VA (19122020; 45 days, 12 percent of the year). The global mean temperature in 2021 is estimated to have been 1.21 C (2.17 F) above the average temperature from 1850-1900, a period often used as a pre-industrial baseline for global temperature targets. In southeastern Pennsylvania, Chester Creek rose to its fourth highest water level on record, exceeding its previous fourth highest level set days earlier. Preliminary estimates indicated millions of dollars in damage from flooding along the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During August, conditions worsened in New England, with severe and moderate drought expanding and almost every part of that region experiencing some level of dryness. Approximately four percent of Californias nearly 100 million acres were consumed by wildfires in 2020, which is the largest wildfire season on record for the state. Since 2015, the highest monthly mean temperature was measured in July 2018, at 18.8. For example, irrigation and labor costs exceeded $50,000 at a Massachusetts farm and were around $30,000 at a New Hampshire farm. Maple syrup production was slowed in Connecticut, with one producer expecting to lose around $60,000 in revenue. All six states experienced warmer than normal temperatures, with Louisiana experiencing its sixth-warmest spring on record. The 8.59.5 feet (2.62.9 meters) of storm surge destroyed many sand dunes and sea turtle nests in Oak Island, NC. Add to Cart . The California fire season started slow but then exploded due to a rare dry thunderstorm event in mid-August. Several notable widespread wind events occurred in the Northeast this year. Precipitation ranged from 87 percent of normal in Connecticut and Massachusetts to 126 percent of normal in Delaware, which had its seventh wettest year. Thirteen tropical cyclones (Tropical Storm Arthur, Tropical Storm Bertha, Tropical Storm Cristobal, Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Isaias, Tropical Storm Kyle, Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Marco, Hurricane Sally, Tropical Storm Beta, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, and Tropical Storm Eta) brought high winds, heavy rainfall, inland flooding, storm surge, and tornadoes to widespread portions of the Southeast region, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. During October, beneficial rainfall improved drought conditions in portions of New England; however, drought and abnormal dryness expanded or intensified in parts of New York and Pennsylvania. On August 31st, a line of slow-moving thunderstorms brought over 5 inches of rainfall to Johnston County, NC, where a 5-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were swept away in floodwater. Later in the season, a lack of snow cover across the Plains and low snowpack in the central Rockies also impacted skiing and snowmobiling activities. In addition, there was one fatality in Margate City, New Jersey, due to a rip current. Twenty-five fatalities and at least 166 injuries were caused by tornadoes during the year. Wisconsin, like the region, has recorded eight straight years above normal. In September, many farmers in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama reported a loss of cotton, peanuts, and pecans due to the passage of Hurricane Sally. For the year, warm daily records outpaced cold records by a margin of approximately two to one. To the north, in western Pennsylvania, three weak (EF-0 or EF-1) tornadoes damaged trees and buildings, the Pittsburgh International Airport recorded its second highest thunderstorm wind gust on record at 75 mph (34 m/s), and a hangar and plane were destroyed at the Arnold Palmer Municipal Airport. The event, which qualified as a derecho, caused widespread damage, downing trees and wires, knocking out power to more than 500,000 customers, and causing four deaths. The highest winds, over 100 miles per hour (161 km per hour), were in central Iowa causing severe damage to crops and trees. Average daily maximum temperatures were well above average along coastal portions of the region. The fewest number of reports occurred in South Carolina (510; 13 percent of total), while the greatest number was recorded in Georgia (873; 23 percent of total). Five Category 4 and 5 storms formed in the Atlantic during 2020, tying with 1933, 1961, 1999 and 2005 for the record. On June 10, Dulles Airport, Virginia, tied its warmest June low temperature with a low of 74 degrees F (23 degrees C). Hartford, Connecticut, recorded 39 days this summer with a high of at least 90 degrees F (32 degrees C), its greatest on record for summer. Preliminary reports indicate Hurricane Laura generated a storm surge over 17 feet (5.18 meters) above ground level, which would be the largest surge on record for Louisiana. After making landfall near Creole, LA on October 9th, the remnants of Hurricane Delta impacted parts of the Southeast with heavy rain and flooding. A complex storm system brought severe weather and snow to the Northeast in early April. The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. A total of 299 tornadoes (8 unrated, 123 EF-0s, 125 EF-1s, 31 EF-2s, 11 EF-3s, 1 EF-4) were confirmed across the Southeast during the year, which is the sixth highest annual tornado count for the region since modern records began in 1950. Abnormal dryness was next introduced during the second half of May, this time in parts of New York and northern New England. Some reservoirs also experienced below-normal water levels. The lowest annual precipitation total for any station (excluding CoCoRaHS) across the region was recorded in East Hill on St. Croix, USVI, which observed only 35.69 inches (907 mm) of precipitation. Conditions improved somewhat over the winter and early spring, but then deteriorated across the region through the summer, fall, and even early winter. Indiana was barely below normal (-0.04 inches or -1 mm), while Minnesota (-3.75 inches or -95 mm) and Iowa (-5.84 inches or -148 mm) were well below normal. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. It was also just the third to make it as far north as Wisconsin. With a daily maximum temperature of 24 degrees F (-4.4 degrees C), Asheville, NC (18762020) recorded its coldest Christmas Day since 1983, while Huntsville, AL (19072020) observed its coldest Christmas Day since 1985, with a daily maximum temperature of 32 degrees F (0 degrees C). These fires burned thousands of acres of forest and rangeland, caused evacuations, closed roads, and impacted air quality. This was the seventh highest January in the 142-year global record. The heavy, wet snow and strong winds downed trees and caused more than 266,000 customers in Maine, around a third of the state, to lose power. The rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice as fast: 0.32 F (0.18 C) per decade. Soybean yields set records in both Indiana and Kentucky. On the northern side of the city, Frankford Creek reached moderate flood stage for the second time in a week. In addition, several stations observed their highest or second highest annual count of days with a minimum temperature at or above 75 degrees F (23.9 degrees C), including Fort Lauderdale, FL (19122020; 186 days, 51 percent of the year), Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (19112020; 132 days, 36 percent of the year), Vero Beach, FL (19422020; 98 days, 27 percent of the year), and Albany, GA (18922020; 44 days, 12 percent of the year). Indeed, nearly the entire Southeast region was covered with above-average annual precipitation totals, except for a few small pockets of unusual dryness in southwestern Alabama, the Big Bend region of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Flash flooding was reported from Delaware to New York, resulting in road closures and water rescues. The 2020 wildfire season in the Western U.S. was very active and several states saw the largest fires on record. Two-day snowfall totals ranked as the largest on record for any month at Binghamton, New York, which saw 40.0 inches (101.6 cm) of snow, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which picked up 24.7 inches (62.7 cm). On the 30th, San Juan (18982020) observed its second wettest July day on record, with 4.46 inches (113 mm) of precipitation. Almost the entire Northeast saw below-normal snowfall during spring and the snow season (October through May). The year started off on the warm side, with winter temperatures generally above normal, except for western areas of Colorado and Wyoming. Warm conditions continued into March, but, overall, spring temperatures were below normal due to cooler conditions in April and May. In addition, storm surge flooding reached 5.6 feet (1.7 meters) in Pensacola, which is the third highest storm surge ever recorded in the city. Ultimately, the year ended with over 80 percent of the region in drought (D1-D4), and these conditions caused a number of impacts over the course of the year. In early May, the 30-year period covered by the official U.S. Across the region, there were hundreds of closed roads, stranded vehicles, water rescues, and buildings affected by flooding. Above-average temperatures were also seen in portions of Bristol Bay, Central Interior and Northeast Interior regions. While February, March, and the spring season were record-setting for their lack of snow, May featured record-setting snowfall in a few locations. Lawns turned brown in parts of the Northeast. During summer and fall, groundwater levels were also well below normal in many drought areas. Roanoke, VA (19122020) reported 8.32 inches (211 mm) of rainfall during this event, which is its fourth wettest 3-day rainfall total for any month on record. Most of the contiguous U.S. experienced above-average temperatures during 2020. Below-average precipitation fell across much of the West, northern Plains and parts of the Northeast. Prolonged saturated soil caused some farmers to abandon portions of their soybean and cotton fields. These conditions improved slightly during the spring, but quickly gave way to further expansion and deterioration, particularly during the summer and fall. Climate data on this page is PRELIMINARY (unofficial). Elkins, West Virginia, had its snowiest May day and snowiest month of May on record, while Concord, New Hampshire, saw measurable snow in May for the first time in over 50 years. Meanwhile, northern locations received heavy snow, with the greatest totals of more than 12 inches (30 cm) in New York and northern New England. Overall, Earth's average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1880s. Parts of northwestern Iowa remained in extreme drought as the year came to an end. Key West, FL (18712020) received 9.37 inches (238 mm) of rainfall from the storm on the 12th, which is its fifth wettest day for any month on record. Precipitation received across Alaska during 2020 varied by region with the eastern interior regions, portions of the Panhandle and Bristol Bay receiving above-average precipitation. The drought that was already in place combined with a failure of the monsoon and well above normal temperature were the primary climate enablers of fire in the Colorado River Basin this year. On the 11th, Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (19112020) observed its wettest November day on record, with 6.41 inches (163 mm) of rainfall. Portland, Maine, recorded its earliest 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) day on record on March 9. Burn bans were enacted in several locations. Every state reported wetter than normal conditions. This dryness eased by mid-February, with the Northeast becoming free of abnormal dryness for the first time since July 2019. On November 11th and 12th, the interaction of moisture surging northward from Tropical Storm Eta and an approaching cold front produced 3 to more than 8 inches (76 to more than 203 mm) of rainfall across much of the Carolinas and Virginia. Portions of New England were designated as natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making some farmers eligible for federal assistance. Well below normal precipitation was widespread throughout central and northern California with most stations reporting the second or third driest year on record. Most of the drought is focused on the central islands of Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and Lanai with severe and extreme drought present. Several other locations in central and northern California reported the second or third warmest year on record. As the derecho headed east the winds eased slightly but continued to do significant damage in the other states affected. Bellingham, Washington recorded 41.36 in (1050.54 mm, 115% of normal) making it the sixth wettest year since 1949. This graph shows the change in global surface temperature compared to the long-term average from 1951 to 1980. Many of the same locations that saw above normal and record high temperatures also experienced below normal precipitation and in some cases record dryness. Storm snow totals exceeded 24 inches (61 cm) in an area stretching from central Pennsylvania through New York and into northern New England, where snow fell at rates of at least 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) per hour. All nine Midwest states were above their 1981-2010 normal by 0.9 to 1.8 degrees F (0.5 to 1.0 C). Searching by zip code will yield no results if there is no weather station within that zip code, but you can easily expand your search to a city or county. Report: Year: Month: Additional Resources Rankings Maps April 2023 Mar 2023 - Apr 2023 Nov 2022 - Apr 2023 May 2022 - Apr 2023 U.S. The statewide average annual precipitation totals are as follows: Arkansas received 63.43 inches (1611.12 mm), Louisiana received 66.40 inches (1686.56 mm), Mississippi received 68.22 inches (1732.78 mm), Oklahoma received 39.10 inches (993.14 mm), Tennessee received 65.40 inches (1661.16 mm), and Texas received 26.04 inches (661.42 mm). The U.S. Drought Monitor released on July 30 showed 29 percent of the Northeast in a severe or moderate drought and 42 percent was abnormally dry. Most of the islands saw below normal precipitation with the exception of Kauai and some of southern Hawaii. Range and pastureland conditions were severely impacted this year, particularly in parts of Colorado and Wyoming, where livestock producers were forced to haul water or provide supplemental feed. The August Complex, SCU Lightning Complex, Creek Fire, LNU Lightning Complex and the North Complex burned nearly 2.5 million acres in all. During the spring, wet conditions across portions of the Southeast disrupted the application of herbicides, fertilizers, and nutrients to fields. . Four states (Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio) have had six straight years above normal while the other five states, and the region as a whole, were below normal in 2019. cooler than each March from 2015 to 2020. The statewide precipitation rankings for the year are as follows: Arkansas (eleventh wettest), Louisiana (ninteenth wettest), Mississippi (eleventh wettest), Oklahoma (twenty-seventh wettest), Tennessee (sixth wettest), and Texas (fifty-fourth driest). Climate Extremes Index (USCEI) for 2020 was 80 percent above average and ranked as seventh highest in the 111-year record. Warm extremes in both maximum and minimum temperature across much of the U.S. in addition to wet conditions across the Southeast and dry conditions in the West contributed to this elevated USCEI value. This ranked as the 37th wettest in history since 1895. Hundreds of roads were flooded across these states, including the closure of I-95 near Wilson, NC. In parts of North Carolina, the soybean harvest was delayed due to heavy rainfall and flooding from Eta, while newly seeded livestock pastures sustained damage. The maps below show average temperature (left), rainfall (middle) and sunshine duration (right) compared to 1991-2020, across the UK last year. March 2021 was: 0.19C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for March. Mitchell, NC on December 26th. Of this 24-hour precipitation total, Key West observed 3.95 inches (100 mm) in a single hour, which is its second highest hourly rain rate ever recorded. The U.S. Drought Monitor released on August 27 showed 37 percent of the Northeast in a severe or moderate drought and 23 percent as abnormally dry. Washington, D.C. observed its lowest annual snowfall total since records began in 1884, while Washington Dulles International Airport, VA observed its third lowest annual snowfall total (4.7 inches, 119 mm) since records began in 1962. Asheville, NC (18692020) observed its highest annual count of 157 days with measurable precipitation, while Miami, FL (18952020) tied its highest annual count of 30 days with at least 1 inch (25 mm) of precipitation. Arkansas experienced its seventh-wettest August on record. Millions of acres of crops were flattened by the storm. Precipitation was primarily wetter than normal (Texas was slightly drier than normal), with Mississippi and Tennessee experiencing their sixth-wettest and eighth-wettest winters on record, respectively. Temperatures were below normal in the Interior, Southcentral, and Southeast regions of Alaska. As the low-pressure system that produced the severe weather moved towards New England, a second low developed over the Gulf of Maine and rapidly strengthened to a near-record level for April for Maine. The global temperature departure for February 2021 was +0.64C (+1.15F) the coolest February since 2014. In addition, two weak (EF-0 or EF-1) tornadoes snapped trees and damaged houses in northern Maryland. In addition, December 17 became the snowiest December day on record for Binghamton, with 26.4 inches (67.1 cm), and Albany, New York, with 19.7 inches (50.0 cm). The persistence of nighttime warmth was exceptional for many locations across the region, particularly in Florida. The only streak longer was during the first 32 weeks of 2019. With respect to precipitation, Oklahoma experienced its fifth-wettest March on record while Texas experienced its seventh-wettest March on record. The average temperature in the contiguous United States reached 53.37 degrees Fahrenheit (11.87 degrees Celsius) in 2022. Damage in the form of snapped and uprooted trees occurred to the west of the school, along with the more significant roof uplift and partial outer wall collapse of the schools gymnasium. A man in Bradenton Beach, FL was electrocuted when he touched an appliance while standing in floodwater. On December 24th and 25th, an extensive squall line associated with a vigorous cold frontal passage produced convective wind gusts exceeding 45 mph (20 m/s) along coastal portions of the region, including 49 mph (22 m/s) at Charleston International Airport, SC, 59 mph (26 m/s) at Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, GA and Tampa International Airport, FL, 61 mph (27 m/s) at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, VA, and 64 mph (29 m/s) at Billy Mitchell Airport on Cape Hatteras, NC. Temperatures across the Lower 48 in December 2020 (left), January 2021 (right), and February 2021, compared to the 1981-2010 average. The U.S. Drought Monitor released on December 31 showed four percent of the Northeast in a moderate drought and 19 percent of the region as abnormally dry. Fires were a major issue across Colorado and Wyoming this year, with the three largest fires in Colorados history burning this summer and fall. Five of the six warmest years on record at Hilo have occurred since 2015. The most costly events of the year include: Hurricane Laura, the Western wildfires and the Midwest derecho. The global land-only surface temperature was the eighth highest on record at +1.40C (+2.52F). More than 185,000 customers lost power in Pennsylvania. Hundreds of thousands of customers lost power in the Northeast, including more than 115,000 customers in Massachusetts. On August 7, just a few days after Isaias' excessive rainfall, strong storms produced heavy rain and more flash flooding in southeastern parts of the region. Winterthur, Delaware, saw 4.11 inches of rain (104.39 mm), more than a month's worth, in an hour, with 1.03 inches (26.16 mm) of that falling in five minutes, qualifying as a 1,000-year storm event. Based on the 2-digit Hydrologic Unit Code watersheds, the California region had the lowest SWE at 76% of normal. In western areas of the region, drought conditions deteriorated rapidly and caused numerous impacts to agriculture and water resources. The total area experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions grew from roughly one-third of the region to two-thirds of the region by the end of the year while the total area experiencing exceptional drought conditions increased. Seven major climate sites including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Atlantic City, New Jersey, tied their record for least snowy spring (March through May). Non-thunderstorm wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph (18 to 27 m/s) were common, with some of the highest wind gusts reaching 82 mph (37 m/s) near Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey; 80 mph (36 m/s) in Milton, Massachusetts; 79 mph (35 m/s) in Dewey Beach and Indian Beach, Delaware; and 75 mph (34 m/s) in Moosic, Pennsylvania. It was the hottest summer on record for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Other sites saw only a trace, but for Islip, New York, it made May a snowier month than February. In addition, almost 400,000 customers lost power. On January 31st, Charlotte, NC continued its record of reporting at least a trace of snow in every winter season since 1878. Caribou, ME, also had significant snow during the 2019-2020 season receiving 146 inches and ranked ninth highest for any season on record. June and July were Puerto Ricos most significant drought months with over 50 percent coverage; Alaska was nearly drought free during most of 2020. Damage was spread across Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. Parts of New Jersey also experienced heavy rain and flash flooding, with reports of water up to car hoods in Ocean City. Unfortunately, in early June the total area experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions began to increase. These six regions differ spatially from the nine climatic regions of the National Climatic Data Center. One tornado in Delaware was on the ground for over 35 miles (56 km), the state's longest tornado track on record. In fact, by the end of September, all of Rhode Island was in an extreme drought for the first time in the U.S. Drought Monitors history (since 2000). Much of New England experienced the emergence of drought during the second half of 2020 with marked improvement by the end of the year. The U.S. Drought Monitor released on January 2, 2020, showed less than 1 percent of the Northeast, a small area in Maryland and Delaware, as abnormally dry. It was only the second time since 1885 that Philadelphia recorded no snowfall during spring. The coldest temperature observed during the year was -4 degrees F (-20 degrees C), which was recorded on Mt. The warmest temperature observed during the year was 102 degrees F (38.9 degrees C), which was recorded at several locations across the region, including Macon, GA (July 20th), Athens, GA (July 20th), and Norfolk, VA (July 19th, 21st, and 28th). The 2020 fire season was very active and ramped up in mid-summer and extended well into autumn. LaGuardia Airport and Central Park, New York, recorded their warmest Novembers on record. This July was the all-time hottest month on record for Scranton and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Buffalo, Syracuse, and LaGuardia Airport, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Baltimore, Maryland; Portland, Maine; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Elkins, West Virginia; and Dulles Airport, Virginia. Kahului, Maui also saw its warmest year on record since 1955 at 78.6 F (25.9 C), 2.7 F (1.5 C) above normal beating out the 2019 record of 78.4 F (25.8 C). Texas experienced its third-warmest March on record, Louisiana and Mississippi experienced their fourth-warmest March on record, Oklahoma experienced its tenth-warmest March on record, and the region as a whole experienced its sixth-warmest March on record. Temperatures are increasing due to human activities, specifically emissions of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane. Water restrictions were in place for hundreds of locations in New England, as well as some locations in New York and Pennsylvania. One particularly notable event was severe flash flooding in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 6. Nearly half (138 of 299) of the tornadoes occurred during April, which had the third highest monthly count of tornadoes across the region behind April 2011 (226) and September 2004 (247). The Central states also experienced a historic severe weather event the. Non-thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 70 mph (31 m/s) were recorded in New England and on New Yorks Long Island, with reports of downed trees and wires. The strong winds downed trees and wires, knocked out power to more than 86,000 customers in Massachusetts, and caused whiteout conditions in northern Maine. Within the year there was a slight increase in summer, another slight decrease during autumn, and finally a substantial increase during the winter. Influenced by warm ocean temperatures, Kahului and Hilo experienced a record-warm year in 2020. Numerous roads in the urbanized corridor of southeastern Florida became impassable due to flooding, with many reports of stalled or submerged vehicles. The anomalies themselves represent departures from the 20 th century average temperature. Global temperatures in 2021 were 0.85 degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average for NASA's baseline period, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Low reservoir levels and streamflows were contributing factors to the widespread drought intensification in 2020 throughout the West. All western states had stations reporting in the top ten warmest years on record. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in 2021 in Denver. Above-average conditions were observed across much of the North Slope, West Coast and the Aleutians, primarily due to the lack of coastal sea ice. Portions of West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic also saw freezing rain, with ice accumulations of up to 0.41 inches (10.41 mm), and sleet. Farmers dealt with extremely dry conditions. Temperatures were well above average across much of the Southeast during the year, particularly in Florida and along coastal portions of the region. For instance, a roof was blown off a store in Cape May, New Jersey, and a cow barn was tossed into a power pole in Rockland, Massachusetts. Extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) drought covered about 22 percent of the CONUS on December 29 the largest extent of D3 and D4 drought since August 2012 (24 percent). For Cecil, Montgomery, and Carroll counties, it was the first February tornado on record. A total of 22 tornadoes were spawned by Isaias, including a rare EF-3 tornado that caused 2 fatalities and 14 injuries in Bertie County, NC on August 4th. June, July, and December also ranked among the warmest 20 percent (top 25) of history for the region. During the summer, a persistent influx of tropical moisture and high humidity across much of the Southeast increased disease pressure on crops, with white mold and fungus reported on peanuts in Georgia and Florida.
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