Actuarial Weather Extremes
This monthly report series identifies and examines weather extremes in North America. Using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information’s (NOAA) Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the reports identify and summarize unusual or extreme single-day or multi-day weather events.
Authors
Rob Montgomery, ASA, MAAA, FLMI
Patrick Wiese, ASA
Reports
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: January 2021
--January Weather Station Records, Dangerous Snowfall Accumulation, Persistent Severe Drought Conditions
Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: January 2021
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--U.S. Western Drought, Eastern Flood, 2nd Warmest Year Globally
Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: December 2020
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--Wildfires, Tropical Storm Eta, Wind, Rain, Flooding
Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: November 2020
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--Western US Wildfires, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta, Winter Storm Billy
Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: October 2020 - Actuarial Weather Extremes: September 2020
- - Western US Wildfires, Hurricane Sally - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: September 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2020
- -Hurricanes, Earthquake, Derecho, Extreme Heat and Wildfire - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: Hurricane Laura August 2020
--Coastal Wind, Storm Surge, Precipitation and Inland Flooding - Actuarial Weather Extremes: Hurricane Laura - August 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: July 2020
--North American Heat, Asian Flooding, Record Atlantic Basin Named Storm Count - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: July 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: June 2020
--Wet Middle Atlantic U.S. states continuing heavy streamflows. Central and Northeast U.S. states dry and drought. Rare Western U.S. states derecho. High Arctic temperatures. - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: June 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: May 2020
--Cold and Wet Southeast U.S., record cold snap Northeast U.S., high incidence of earthquake in Nevada and major flooding, particularly in Great Lakes region. - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: May 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: April 2020
--Prolonged temperature and precipitation extremes, flooding and drought; along with severe storm activity - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: April 2020
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- Actuarial Weather Extremes: March 2020
--Precipitation and Temperature Contrasts, Severe Storms and Flooding - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: March 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: February 2020
-- Heavy Precipitation in the U.S. Southeast, and Dry Conditions in California - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: February 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: January 2020
-- Unseasonable Warmth Across Much of the Northern Hemisphere - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: January 2020
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: December 2019
-- Widespread Wildfires in Australia, Fueled by Heat, Drought and Wind - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: December 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: November 2019
-- Severe Flooding in Venice, and Winter Arrives Early Across the Northern U.S. - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: November 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: October 2019
-- A Powerful Typhoon Hits Japan, and Extreme Cold Grips the Great Plains - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: October 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: September 2019
-- Two Powerful Ocean-Borne Storms and a Heat/Dry Spell in the U.S. Southeast - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: September 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: Rainfall Totals for Hurricane Dorian
-- Rainfall Totals for Hurricane Dorian - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: Rainfall Totals for Hurricane Dorian
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2019
-- Heat Waves in North America and Heavy Monsoon Rains in India - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: July 2019
-- A Series of Heat Waves, and the First Hurricane to Make Landfall This Year - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: July 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: June 2019
-- Extreme Weather on Both Sides of the Atlantic - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: June 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: May 2019
-- A Triple Dose of Extremes: High Heat, Tornadoes and Floods - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: May 2019
- Actuarial Weather Extremes: April 2019
-- Spring Storms and a Trail of Rain, Snow and Temperature Extremes - Exhibits - Actuarial Weather Extremes: April 2019
Podcast
Research Insights - Actuarial Weather Extremes
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