These are averages based on U.S. data from the past 30 years rounded to the nearest whole number. Accurate global statistics are not available as many countries do not keep tornado records.
January: 26
February: 28
March: 72
April: 135
May: 251
June: 223
July: 120
August: 76
September: 62
October: 49
November: 51
December: 24
There were 187 tornadoes in Kansas in 2008. This works out to an average between 15 and 16 tornadoes per month. However, it was far from an even distribution. Kansas didn't have any tornadoes in January, February, August, or December while in May it had 127 tornadoes.
The peak month for tornado activity is usually May.
Texas, averaging about 150 tornadoes per year.
Texas with 147 tornadoes per year
Missouri averages 46 tornadoes per year.
Kansas aveages 95 tornadoes per year.
Illinois averages about 45 tornadoes per year.
Wyoming averages about 11 tornadoes per year.
Tornado Alley averages about 700 to 800 tornadoes per year.
Yes. Tornadoes are not common in Idaho, but they do happen.
Yes, tornadoes occur quite regularly in Britain. In fact Britain experiences 5 times as many tornadoes per unit area as USA
Canada averages about 100 tornadoes per year.
Tornadoes happen in both northern and southern California.
Yes. Tornadoes are not uncommon in Kentucky.
There were 187 tornadoes in Kansas in 2008. This works out to an average between 15 and 16 tornadoes per month. However, it was far from an even distribution. Kansas didn't have any tornadoes in January, February, August, or December while in May it had 127 tornadoes.
Yes. Montana averages 6 or 7 tornadoes per year.
It varies, but in the past 30 years of recorded data Arizona has averaged about 4 tornadoes per year.