Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Table of Events

Below is a historical table of U.S. Billion-dollar disaster events, summaries, report links and statistics for the 1980–2016 period of record. In 2016 (as of September), there have been 12 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States. These events included 4 flooding events and 8 severe storm events. Overall, these events resulted in the deaths of 68 people and had significant economic effects on the areas impacted.

CPI-Adjusted
Unadjusted

Drought

Flooding

Freeze

Severe Storm

Tropical Cyclone

Wildfire

Winter Storm

All Disasters

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Citing this information:

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2016). https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/