Low Tornado Numbers and Low Tornado Deaths, May 2012-April 2013

NOAA Weather Partners ^ | May 1st, 2013 | Harold Brooks

[jjotto]

Without really doing research, drought doesn’t seem to have a great effect on tornadoes.

1988-1990, for example, were drought years in much of the Midwest. There was not not a particularly low number of tornadoes.

Low tornado numbers in 2000 and 2001. Closest noticeable droughts were 1999 and 2002.

[upchuck]

(Please pretend I posted the Ohnos gif.)

The 12-month period from May 2012 to April 2013 was remarkable for the absence of tornado activity and tornado impacts in the United States.

Oh no! Everybody run and hide. That damned Global Warming will kill us all.

[brent13a]

Winter 2011 into 2012 was really warm for us, then spring in 2012 was really warm, and then summer laster year was brutally hot and we had a massive drought.
This Winter 2012 into 2013 was mediocre, then spring has been brutally cold and just a lot of rain so far.
I'm don't know much more than a layman when it comes to weather, so I'm not sure how winters & springs almost complete opposites of each other equals the same result (brutally hot summer with drought).
I'm betting on a mediocre summer that isn't anywhere near as hot as last years was, and a normal amount of rain throughout the summer months.

[jjotto]

hehe

Too bad they don’t teach the application of “regression to the mean” any more!

[brent13a]

Too bad they don’t teach the application of “regression to the mean” any more!

My statistics classes were a long time ago, so I wasn't too proud to look that up....and I agree.

[catnipman]

It must be global warming causing milder weather. I’m pretty sure the global warming models predicted that.

The reason I’m so sure? Because the global warming models have predicted everything EXACTLY like it’s been happening! Everything! (All predictions after the fact, of course.)

[Blood of Tyrants]

This is obviously caused by globull warming.

[CatherineofAragon]

"I'm betting on a mediocre summer that isn't anywhere near as hot as last years was, and a normal amount of rain throughout the summer months."

I really do hope you're right. Last spring and summer were terribly hot here (Virginia). But our March was the coldest on record, and here it is early May, and we have the heat on. That's a first.

[Psiman]

Al Gore is Fat

[driftless2]

Obviously a conspiracy headed by Bush and Cheney who manipulate their tornado, earthquake, blizzard, and hurricane machines on whims simply to drive people crazy. And since most libs are crazy, I guess their plans are working.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link.

[Venturer]

I hope you are wrong too, but I feel when it gets hot and the cold fronts come in tornadoes will be back.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!