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The climate of the United States of America
The United States of America is a very large country with a lot of
states and a lot of different climate types. The climate types in
America vary from a cold tundra climate to a tropical rainforest
climate; almost every climate type in between these two occurs as well
in America. Large differences in temperatures and precipitation
figures can also be recorded. The northwestern part is wet, the
southeast fairly wet and Central America is very dry. As this is such
a large country we show the information per state. Specific climate
information is shown for certain cities and regions.
An overview of the available climate information of
several important and popular cities in America:
An overview of the available climate information of
all the states of America:
Tornadoes
Whirlwinds or tornadoes occur fairly often in America. The Central
part of the United States east from the Rocky Mountains (Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska) has the biggest risk of getting hit
by this phenomenon. This region gets hit by a tornado about one
thousand times per year.
Hurricanes
Almost the entire east coast and the southeast run the risk of getting
hit by a hurricane. Most hurricanes occur in Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina and Louisiana. The hurricane season is from June till
November. During this period about 5-10 hurricanes can be recorded in
the Caribbean, some of which may cause a lot of damage. Because
hurricanes can be predicted days in advance as well as the path a
hurricane follows precautions can be taken. These precautions vary
from boarding up windows to evacuating entire areas.
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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