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When do tornadoes happen in the United States?

The United States averaged 1,254 tornadoes a year over these 30 years; May alone brought 281 of them, February only 38.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
When do tornadoes happen in the United States?: 12 points, a bar chart.
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Tornadoes per month (count)
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What's going on here

Each bar is one month, averaged over the years 1995 to 2024. The United States averaged 1,254 tornadoes a year over these 30 years, and the chart is a visual way to see which parts of the year they are most concentrated.

Where the data comes from

NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database, at spc.noaa.gov. The monthly averages are calculated by Unlabeled. Licence: public domain (U.S. government work).

The data: 12 points
MonthTornadoes per month (count)
144.5
237.6
390.7
4190.5
5280.8
6194.7
7113.5
881.9
963.8
1062.3
1151.6
1242
Source
NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database (tornadoes); monthly averages calculated by Unlabeled
Licence
Public domain (U.S. government work)
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