2012 ranks as 54th in U.S. ‘extreme weather’ events: Feds claim ‘mild winters would be classed as ‘extreme’, which is clearly nonsense’
'2012 finishes with a ranking of 54, making it an unremarkable 46th most extreme, out of 103' -- 'With global warming failing to materialise as planned, NOAA and others have been desperate to show that extreme weather is on the increase, and that mankind is responsible. In recent years, they have been running a 'US Climate Extremes Index'