Nation struck by all-time highest number of billion-dollar disasters
August 17, 2023: A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, is destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in over a century. This fire was one of 23 billion-dollar disasters that struck the U.S. through August 2023 — the all-time highest number of billion-dollar disasters on record.
The nation has also been hit with 23 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year, the largest number of billion-dollar disasters since records have been kept.The average temperature for August across the contiguous U.S. was 74.4 degrees F — 2.3 degrees above average — ranking as the ninth-warmest August in the 129-year record. Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi all sizzled through their hottest Augusts on record, while Texas saw its second-hottest August.
The summer precipitation total across the contiguous U.S. was 8.35 inches — 0.03 of an inch above average — ranking in the middle third of the historical summer record. New Mexico and Louisiana each ranked third driest as Arizona, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin all had a top-10 driest summer. New Hampshire, Vermont and Wyoming ranked wettest on record, while Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island ranked among their top-10 wettest summers.The average U.S.
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