2012 Significant Climate Anomalies and Events

[Kojima]

Here is an analysis (summary, full report) from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.

[1] 2012 Global Significant Weather and Climate Events

(1) Countries/Regions: *Western and Central Africa, *Alaska, *Argentina, *Australia, *Brazil, *Canada, *China, *Eurasia, *Europe, *India, *Pakistan, *Peru & Brazil, *Russian Federation, *United Kingdom, and *United States

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Cyclone, Hurricane, and Typhoon

(4) El Niño

[2] Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events

#12. December 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Argentina, *Australia, *Eurasian Continent, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

#11. November 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Argentina, *Australia, *South Korea, *Spain, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Typhoon

#10. October 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Western and Central Africa, *Argentina, *Australia, *Finland, *Republic of Moldova, and *United Kingdom

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Hurricane and Typhoon

#9. September 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Africa, * Alaska, *Argentina, *Australia, *Hungary, *United Kingdom, and *Contiguous United States

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Hurricane and Typhoon

(4) El Niño

#8. August 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Argentina, *Australia, *Finland, *Spain, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Hurricane and Typhoon

(4) El Niño

#7. July 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Australia, *Japan, *Spain, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Typhoon

(4) El Niño

#6. June 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Australia, *Austria, *Bangladesh, *China, *Finland, *New Zealand, *Spain, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Hurricane, Typhoon, and Tropical Storm

(4) El Niño

#5. May 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Australia, *Austria, *Brazil, *China, *Ethiopia, *Eurasian, *Honduras, *North America, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Hurricane and Tropical Storm

(4) El Niño

#4. April 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Australia, *France, *Hispaniola, *Norway & Sweden, *United Kingdom, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) El Niño

#3. March 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Australia, *Europe, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) El Niño

#2. February 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Argentina, *Australia, *Eurasian Continent, *France, *Germany, *Spain, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) Cyclone

(4) El Niño

#1. January 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

(1) Countries/Regions: *Alaska, *Australia, *Brazil, *Germany, *Philippines, *Spain, *United Kingdom,, and *United States of America

(2) Sea Ice Extent:  Arctic Sea and Antarctic Sea

(3) El Niño

[3] Preliminary Significant U.S. Weather and Climate Events for 2012

Snowpack, Warm, Flood, Post-tropical cyclone sandy, Wildfire, Tornade, Storms, Drought, Hurricane Issac, Wet, Cold, Storms

[4] Hurricane Tracking Chart

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[1] 2012 Global Significant Weather and Climate Events

* Western and Central Africa

Many parts of western Africa and Sahel experienced severe flooding between July and September. Over 3 million people were affected. The floods destroyed farmlands, homes, and schools, and caused outbreaks of cholera and other diseases.

* Alaska

Anomalously cool conditions affected the state during January, resulting in the coolest January in the 95-year records for the state.

* Argentina

Extreme rainfall severely affected Buenos Aires province during August 2012, producing severe flooding. Monthly totals broke historical records in several locations.

* Australia

Australia had near-average rainfall during 2012. Western Australia had had its third driest April-October on record.

* Brazil

Severe drought affected northeastern Brazil, the worst in 50 years. Over 1,100 towns were affected.

* Canada

Experienced its warmest summer since national records began in 1948.

* China

Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan provinces experienced severe drought during the winter and spring 2012. Nearly 9.6 million people were affected and per 1 million hectares of cropland damaged.

* Eurasia

A cold wave affected most of the Eurasian continent during mid-January through mid-February. This was the worst cold in at least 26 years in central and eastern Europe. More than 650 people died due to the frigid conditions. Northeast China through eastern inner Mongolia recorded minimum temperatures ranging between -30℃ to -40℃.

* Europe

Europe experienced an unusually dry spring, leading to extreme drought conditions, impacting drops, water supplies, and human health. Dryness also contributes to significant wildfires.

* India

Rainfall during he pre-monsoon 2012 season was the lowest since 1901.

* Pakistan

Devastating floods impacted Pakistan during September 2012. Over 5 million people were affected, with more than 460,000 houses damaged or destroyed.

* Peru & Brazil

Heavy rains during the rainy season triggered floods and landslides across parts of Peru and Brazil. The heavy downpours caused the Amazon River to surpass historical records.

* Russian Federation

Experienced its second warmest summer, behind the record-breaking summer of 2010.

* United Kingdom

After experiencing dry conditions during the first three months of the year, the remainder of the year was wet, resulting in the second wettest year on record, behind 2000.

* United States

Nearly two-thirds of the contiguous United States was in drought by the end of Sep 2012. The Palmer Drought Severity Index of 55 percent in June 2012 was the largest percentage since December 1956. The 2012 drought resulted in a multi-billion dollar agricultural disaster.

* Antarctic Sea Ice Extent

Fourth largest sea ice extent during its melt season. During its growth season, the Antarctic sea ice extent reached its largest sea ice extent since records began in 1979.

* Arctic Sea Ice Extent

During its melt season, the Arctic reached its lowest sea ice extent o record. During its growth season, the Arctic reached its ninth lowest maximum sea ice extent since records began in 1979.

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[2] Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events

#12. December 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#11. November 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#10. October 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#9. September 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#8. August 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#7. July 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#6. June 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#5. May 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#4. April 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#3. March 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#2. February 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

#1. January 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map

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[3] Preliminary Significant U.S. Weather and Climate Events for 2012

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[4] Hurricane Tracking Chart

2012 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks

2012 Pacific Tropical Cyclone Tracks

[Andrey Eroshin]

The year 2012 was Russia’s worst in 14 years in terms of extreme weather phenomena.

Compared with 2011, the number increased by 50%. The number of heatwaves alone posted an increase of 80%.

The figures came from Russia’s weather office.

In 2012 for the first time in history the average annual temperature in one of regions, i.e. in water areas of the Arctic Ocean, was surpassed by 7 degrees. This is a huge index. You remember in July 2010 the difference in temperature in Moscow reached 7.8 degrees. Temperatures were higher than the norm by 8 degrees, and it caused catastrophic consequences. We all remember it. Even if the average daily temperature differs from the norm by 7 degrees, it is notable. Here we have a difference in average annual temperature from years-long temperature by 7 and more degrees. The region is the north of the Kara Sea, between Severnaya Zemlya and Frantz Josef Land. This record will hardly be beaten in the near future. That is why in September 2012 the smallest ice cover of the Arctic Ocean was registered. I remind you that in 2011 the situation was close to this, i.e. warming in north regions, in Polar regions took place, this fact is obvious.

Some regions of Russia experienced great drought. It was the greatest drought in a decade. Thus, the grain and bean harvests were the poorest in the last 10 years. In grain-producing regions of the North Caucasus and South Federal Districts, in the central Black Belt, in the southern Urals, Western Siberia, strong drought was observed from April to September. This year was a record in this sphere too.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_11/2012-freak-weather-year-weatherman/

http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/society/35824.html

[Albertus]

Stats are wrong for Africa flooding:

Currently, the flood, which has affected five of the six geo-political zones of the country, has in the estimation of President Goodluck Jonathan rendered 25 per cent of Nigerians homeless. With a population of 167 million, it means that about 42 million persons have been displaced from their homes with large tracks of farmlands and means of livelihood destroyed.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/world-poverty-day-poverty-worsen...