December 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary [1]

Wunderground.com - 1/10/13, Christopher C. Burt

The incredible destruction caused by Typhoon Bopha can be seen in this photo of a banana plantation near New Bataan town in the Compostela Valley on Mindanao Island, Philippines. Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters.

December was notable for Typhoon Bopha, the deadliest single weather event of 2012, some major snowstorms in the U.S., record heat in Brazil and Thailand, and unusually cold conditions in China, Korea, Japan, and Central Asia. Christmas week brought an extensive tornado outbreak to portions of the U.S. South and Southeast.

Below are some of the month’s highlights.

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