Foreword -- Introduction -- U.S weather in atlas format -- Summary of 2002 weather -- El Nino and La Nina -- Winter storms -- Heat and humidity -- Thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Floods and flash floods -- Earthquakes -- Volcanic activity -- Air and water pollution -- Weather and climate of the millennium -- Natural disasters of the millennium -- Weather fundamentals -- Weather information and communication -- Record-setting weather -- Round-the-world weather -- Local climatological data reports (arranged by state) -- Glossary of weather terms -- Further resources -- General index
Summary
The almanac presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 805-806) and index