How many tornadoes in the world per year?

Answer 1

Averaging the years 1991-2012 (during which we have been accurately recording tornado statistics), we get a figure of 1256 tornadoes per year for the country, which then averages to about 25 per state. However, figures vary from state to state. Here are the figures for each state, rounded to the nearest whole number, except for states averaging less than 10 per year. Note that these are only averages and that the number of tornadoes in any given state can vary greatly from one year to the next.

• Alabama: 49
• Alaska: 0.1
• Arizona: 4.8
• Arkansas: 40
• California: 11
• Colorado: 50
• Connecticut: 1.6
• Delaware: 1.0
• Florida: 64
• Georgia: 30
• Hawaii: 0.6
• Idaho: 5.0
• Illinois: 53
• Indiana: 24
• Iowa: 49
• Kansas: 95
• Kentucky: 23
• Louisiana: 38
• Maine: 1.9
• Maryland: 11
• Massachusetts: 1.2
• Michigan: 15
• Minnesota: 44
• Mississippi: 46
• Missouri: 45
• Montana: 10
• Nebraska: 56
• Nevada: 1.9
• New Hampshire: 0.8
• New Jersey: 2.2
• New Mexico: 10
• New York: 10
• North Carolina: 32
• North Dakota: 33
• Ohio: 19
• Oklahoma: 64
• Oregon: 3.1
• Pennsylvania: 17
• Rhode Island: 0.2
• South Carolina: 26
• South Dakota: 35
• Tennessee: 29
• Texas: 151
• Utah: 2.7
• Vermont: 0.6
• Virginia: 19
• Washington: 2.6
• West Virginia: 2.1
• Wisconsin: 24
• Wyoming: 11

Note that the totals will add up to more than the U.S. overall average as some tornadoes count for more than one state.

Answer 2

The United States averages about 1200 tornadoes per year, with a total of 1800 recorded worldwide on average. However, the number of actual tornadoes is probably much higher as many countries do not keep records of tornadoes.
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Answer 3

It is not known. In an average year there are about 1,800 tornadoes recorded. However, this probably accounts for a minority of the total number of tornadoes. A tornado that occurs in a remote area or a poor country is likely to go unreported.

Answer 4

In America annually, there are around 1000 tornadoes. This is the average, but depending on weather situations, there could be more or less.

Answer 5

The number of tornadoes in the U.S. can vary considerably from one year to the next, but the average is between 1,200 and 1,300 tornadoes per year.

Answer 6

Texas averages the most tornadoes a year

Answer 7

about 137