U.S. had its 2nd-highest number of year-to-date billion-dollar disasters
means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 8, 2024: A vehicle is left abandoned in floodwater on a highway after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area.Last month, areas of the U.S. sweltered through record heat and the impacts from raging wildfires, while others experienced the fury of Hurricane Beryl.
Temperatures were above average to record-warm across much of the contiguous U.S. California and New Hampshire had their warmest July on record, with 19 other states seeing their top-10 warmest July on record. July precipitation across the U.S. was 3.04 inches – 0.26 of an inch above average – ranking in the wettest third of the historical record.
Precipitation was below average across much of the West, eastern parts of the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic, southern Florida and across portions of the Plains. West Virginia had its eighth-driest July on record. Conversely, precipitation was above average across much of the South, Southeast, Midwest, Great Lakes and northern New England. Illinois had its seventh wettest July, while North Carolina had its eighth wettest.The YTD average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 54.
On July 1, Beryl became the earliest Category 5 hurricane and the second Category 5 on record during the month of July in the Atlantic Ocean.The Park Fire, which started July 24, is currently the fourth-largest wildfire in California history, burning more than 400,956 acres. The Thompson Fire caused more than 13,000 people to evacuate around Oroville, California, from July 2-3.
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