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The Climate of 2002
(US and Global Climate Perspectives)


Climate Monitoring Branch


National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC
23 January 2003
Global Temperature Anomalies (1880-2001)

This is the top of page icon 2002 Monthly Reports (Summary of the month and the year to date):


Top of Page 2002 Special Reports (Events, extremes, etc):

Global Hazards and Significant Events / Climate-Watch
  • December (U.S. East coast winter storms, Typhoon Pongsona, Flooding in Brazil)
  • November (U.S. Tornadoes and West Coast storm, Australia Drought)
  • October (Hurricanes Lili and Kenna, Tropical Storm Kyle, Flooding in Thailand)
  • September (Western Pacific typhoons, U.S. Drought)
  • August (Hurricane Andrew 10th Anniversary, Flooding in Europe, Pollution in South Asia)
  • July (Canadian wildfires, Flooding in Texas and Bangladesh, West Pacific Typhoons)
  • June (Hurricane Agnes review, Flooding in Chile, Colorado wildfires)
  • May (U.S. tornadoes, Flooding in northern Italy and Switzerland)
  • April (Spring duststorms in China, tornado in eastern India)
  • March (Central U.S. snowstorm, Tropical Cyclone Hary affects Madagascar)
  • February (Australian Cyclone, European Storms, Afghanistan Snows)
  • Special Groundhog Day Report
  • January (Snowstorms, Record Warmth)

Hurricanes --2001
Climate of 2001 Annual Assessment (PDF File)
Climate of 2001: Annual Review (Final Report)
Climate of 2001: Annual Review (Preliminary Report)
Worldwide Weather Events 1991-2001
Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters - 1980-2001

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