Weather of 2004
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Winter storms and cold waves
In February, a snow storm dropped significant snowfall across eastern Canada.[1]
In December, a
Another winter storm produced snowfall in Texas and extreme northern Mexico, causing the first ever recorded White Christmas for some areas.[3]
Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires
Alaska's wildfire season was the worst on record in the state in terms of area burned.[4] In California, there were 7,898 fires that burned 311,024 acres (1,258.67 km2) of land.[5]
In July, Tokyo, Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature – 39.5 C (103.1 F).[6]
Floods
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In May, flooding in Hispaniola killed 2,665 people.[7]
Floods affected Japan in July, causing US$1.95 billion in damage and 20 deaths.[8]
Tornadoes
During the year, there was a record-high total of 1,817 tornadoes in the United States alone, collectively resulting in 35 deaths.[9][10] This included an outbreak related to Hurricane Ivan, which resulted in 120 tornadoes, the most ever related to a tropical cyclone.[11]
In addition to the United States tornadoes, a powerful tornado struck portions of North-Central Bangladesh in April, killing 111 and injuring nearly 1,500 others.[12] Seven people were killed and 207 injured by a tornado that appeared on the evening of April 21 in Hengyang, Hunan, China.[13][14]
Tropical cyclones
As the year began, Cyclone Heta was developing near Fiji,[15] and a few days later, it devastated the South Pacific nation of Niue, resulting in damage equivalent to 25% of its gross domestic product (GDP).[16] Also as the year began, Tropical Storm Darius was approaching Mauritius in the south-west Indian Ocean.[17] Throughout 2004, a further 18 tropical cyclones developed in the south-west Indian Ocean,[18][19] which included Cyclone Gafilo, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in that part of the world.[20] In March, Gafilo struck Madagascar near peak intensity, killing 363 people.[18][21] A month prior to Gafilo, Cyclone Elita moved across the same country for the third time, dropping heavy rainfall that led to 33 deaths.[18] In the Australian region, there were 14 tropical cyclones throughout the year, including Tropical Cyclone Raymond which lasted into early January 2005.[19][22] The South Pacific Ocean had 15 tropical cyclones after Heta, most of them weak.[23][24]
In addition to the previous tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere, there was an unusual
In the Northern Hemisphere, a record ten typhoons struck Japan, part of the active typhoon season, collectively causing 214 fatalities. Among the typhoons was Typhoon Songda, which left an estimated US$12.5 billion in damage.[27] There was a series of tropical cyclones affecting the Philippines in a two-week period from November to early December, resulting in 1,762 deaths.[28] In the north-east Pacific Ocean, there were 17 tropical cyclones, most of which remained away from land.[29][30] In the North Indian Ocean, there were nine tropical cyclones, with the practice of naming storms beginning in October. The season included a deadly cyclone in Myanmar that killed 236 people, and a depression that killed 273 people in India.[31][32]
In the north Atlantic Ocean, there were 16 tropical cyclones, most of which affected land in the Caribbean or the United States.[33] Four hurricanes – Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne – affected Florida in a six-week period, the most to affect the state in a year.[34] Charley left US$16.9 billion in damage when it hit Cuba and Florida.[35][36] Damage from Frances was estimated at US$9.8 billion.[35] Ivan was the season's strongest, killing 92 people and causing US$26.1 billion in damage in the Caribbean and the United States.[37] Jeanne struck Hispaniola, causing 3,029 deaths on the island, mostly in Haiti, and later caused US$7.5 billion in damage in the United States.[36]
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- ^ Changnon, Stanley A.; Changnon, David (April 2005). "The Pre-Christmas 2004 Snowstorm Disaster in the Ohio River Valley" (PDF). Illinois State Water Survey. Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ "White Christmas Dream Becomes Reality for the Lower RGV, 2004!". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "2015 wildfire season could be Alaska's worst ever". UPI. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "2004 Wildfire Activity Stats" (PDF). NIFC. February 14, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tokyo Heat Wave Lasted Eight Days, Doubling All-Time Record; 55 Confirmed Dead in Japan | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Human cost of disasters: An overview of the last 20 years (2000-2019)" (PDF). UNDRR Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters – via Reliefweb.int.
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- ^ "U.S. Annual Tornado Maps (1952–2011): 2004 Tornadoes". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "Major Hurricane Beulah - September 20, 1967". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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- ^ "Tornado kills 7, injures 207 in central China". China Daily. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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- ^ a b c Cyclone Season 2003–2004. RSMC La Réunion (Report). Météo-France. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Southern Hemisphere 2004-2005 Tropical Cyclone Season Review". australiasevereweather.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "10th Anniversary of Cyclone Gafilo's landfall". Hurricane Research Division. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "At least 5 killed when cyclone hits Madagascar".
- ^ "Southern Hemisphere 2003-2004 Tropical Cyclone Season Review". australiasevereweather.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5rXci8DQd?url=http://www.met.gov.fj/documents/TC_Seasonal_Summary_03-041188357124.pdf [dead link]
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- ISSN 1520-0493.
- ^ Augusto José Pereira Filho; Raquel Silva Lima (2006). "SYNOPTIC AND MESOSCALE ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE CATARINA, BRAZIL" (PDF). Proceedings of 8 ICSHMO. Foz do Iguaǧu, Brazil, April 24–28, 2006, INPE. p. 1901–1907.
- ^ "Japan's Latest Billion-Dollar Typhoon: Hagibis". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary November 2004". australiasevereweather.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Mariners Weather Log. Environmental Data and Information Service. 2005.
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- ^ Report on Cyclonic Disturbances Over North Indian Ocean During 2004 (PDF) (Report). India Meteorological Department. January 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ Myanmar: Cyclone Rakhine Appeal No. 14/2004 Operations Update No. 1. International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (Report). ReliefWeb. 2004-06-08. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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- ^ Pflugradt, Evan. "Four hurricanes in six weeks? Remember 2004, the year of hurricanes". The News-Press. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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- ^ a b Twenty-seventh Hurricane Committee (PDF) (Report). World Meteorological Organization. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Stewart, Stacey (May 22, 2005). "Hurricane Ivan Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
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