2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

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A rainbow appears in the skies above a Hong Kong office building on Wednesday, August 7. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
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A rainbow appears in the skies above a Hong Kong office building on Wednesday, August 7. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
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A woman uses a parasol to block the sun's rays at the Bund, a popular tourist spot in Shanghai, China, on August 7.
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A woman uses a parasol to block the sun's rays at the Bund, a popular tourist spot in Shanghai, China, on August 7.
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A person dangles from a power line before diving into the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on Tuesday, August 6, after heavy monsoon rains.
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A person dangles from a power line before diving into the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on Tuesday, August 6, after heavy monsoon rains.
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A man takes a nap at a recreation area in Salt Springs, Florida, on August 6.
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A man takes a nap at a recreation area in Salt Springs, Florida, on August 6.
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A boy jumps into the Zegrze Lake near Warsaw, Poland, on August 6 to cool off during a heatwave.
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A boy jumps into the Zegrze Lake near Warsaw, Poland, on August 6 to cool off during a heatwave.
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A boy takes in the scenery at Malvarrosa Beach in Valencia, Spain, on the Mediterranean on Monday, August 5.
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A boy takes in the scenery at Malvarrosa Beach in Valencia, Spain, on the Mediterranean on Monday, August 5.
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Lightning illuminates the sky near Görlitz, Germany, on Sunday, August 4.
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Lightning illuminates the sky near Görlitz, Germany, on Sunday, August 4.
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A woman wears her clothes backward against the scorching sun in Jinan, China, on August 4.
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A woman wears her clothes backward against the scorching sun in Jinan, China, on August 4.
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A man prepares to secure his boat on the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 4.<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/asia/pakistan-flooding/index.html"> More than 50 people have died</a> in flooding across Pakistan, officials say.
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A man prepares to secure his boat on the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 4. More than 50 people have died in flooding across Pakistan, officials say.
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Women in maid costumes throw water to the ground in the Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo on Saturday, August 3. They were taking part in an annual summer event to cool off the street.
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Women in maid costumes throw water to the ground in the Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo on Saturday, August 3. They were taking part in an annual summer event to cool off the street.
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People watch a paraglider as they hike on the Niesen mountain in Switzerland, Friday, August 2. Temperatures reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit in central Switzerland.
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People watch a paraglider as they hike on the Niesen mountain in Switzerland, Friday, August 2. Temperatures reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit in central Switzerland.
Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller/AP
People relax in the sun in Victoria Park in London, on Thursday, August 1.
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People relax in the sun in Victoria Park in London, on Thursday, August 1.
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People sunbath on lawns near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on August 1.
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People sunbath on lawns near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on August 1.
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People take shelter from the heat in the entrance of a subway station in Shanghai, on Wednesday, July 31. More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub, a local health official said as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
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People take shelter from the heat in the entrance of a subway station in Shanghai, on Wednesday, July 31. More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub, a local health official said as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
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Children take the plunge to cool off in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday, July 29.
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Children take the plunge to cool off in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday, July 29.
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Men relax at a lake near Erfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 28.
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Men relax at a lake near Erfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 28.
Jens Meyer/AP
People fly kites during the Bali Kite Festival in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 27.
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People fly kites during the Bali Kite Festival in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 27.
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Umbrellas are out in force at an intersection in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 25.
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Umbrellas are out in force at an intersection in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 25.
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A young elephant cools down with snow delivered to the Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England, on July 25.
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A young elephant cools down with snow delivered to the Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England, on July 25.
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During a rainstorm Wednesday, July 24, wild ponies are herded into the Assateague Channel for their annual swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague, Virginia, to be auctioned off.
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During a rainstorm Wednesday, July 24, wild ponies are herded into the Assateague Channel for their annual swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague, Virginia, to be auctioned off.
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Boys dive into the cool water of the swimming pool "Schwanseebad" in Weimar, Germany, Tuesday, July 23. Meteorologists forecast the hot and sunny weather to continue in the country.
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Boys dive into the cool water of the swimming pool "Schwanseebad" in Weimar, Germany, Tuesday, July 23. Meteorologists forecast the hot and sunny weather to continue in the country.
Jens Meyer/AP
People make their way past a building clouded by a thick layer of mist on Monday, July 22, after torrential rain in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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People make their way past a building clouded by a thick layer of mist on Monday, July 22, after torrential rain in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Wong Maye-E/AP
People cross a flooded road near the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, India, on July 22. According to Hindu tradition, a bath at the confluence of three rivers -- the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- atones for sin.
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People cross a flooded road near the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, India, on July 22. According to Hindu tradition, a bath at the confluence of three rivers -- the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- atones for sin.
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Sunflowers blossom on a field near Langerwisch, eastern Germany, on July 22.
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Sunflowers blossom on a field near Langerwisch, eastern Germany, on July 22.
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A man tries to make a phone call on Friday, July 19, in a flooded restaurant in Kunming, China, in the wake of Typhoon Soulik.
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A man tries to make a phone call on Friday, July 19, in a flooded restaurant in Kunming, China, in the wake of Typhoon Soulik.
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Hudson the polar bear plays with a block of ice to cool down at the Brookfield Zoo during a massive heat wave on Thursday, July 18, in Brookfield, Illinois.
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Hudson the polar bear plays with a block of ice to cool down at the Brookfield Zoo during a massive heat wave on Thursday, July 18, in Brookfield, Illinois.
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A girl plays in the fountain called "Appearing Rooms," by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, in central London on July 18. The United Kingdom is experiencing a second week of heatwave conditions.
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A girl plays in the fountain called "Appearing Rooms," by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, in central London on July 18. The United Kingdom is experiencing a second week of heatwave conditions.
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Swimmers enjoy the sunshine at an outdoor pool in central London on Wednesday, July 17.
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Swimmers enjoy the sunshine at an outdoor pool in central London on Wednesday, July 17.
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Mason Kraft, 5, keeps cool at the Highland Park Splash Pad in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on Monday, July 15.
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Mason Kraft, 5, keeps cool at the Highland Park Splash Pad in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on Monday, July 15.
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Sailboats dot Lake Ammersee, near Herrsching, in southern Germany on Saturday, July 13.
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Sailboats dot Lake Ammersee, near Herrsching, in southern Germany on Saturday, July 13.
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Rescuers evacuate residents with an excavator on Wednesday, July 10, after a landslide hit Wenchuan, China. Flooding that triggered the landslide reportedly has affected 1.5 million people.
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Rescuers evacuate residents with an excavator on Wednesday, July 10, after a landslide hit Wenchuan, China. Flooding that triggered the landslide reportedly has affected 1.5 million people.
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A man reads a book in the sunshine on steps covered in artificial grass on July 10 in London.
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A man reads a book in the sunshine on steps covered in artificial grass on July 10 in London.
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A waterspout comes ashore in Oldsmar, Florida, on Monday, July 8. Authorities say the waterspout caused damage to the shingles of a home and knocked down tree branches and a mailbox, but no injuries were reported.
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A waterspout comes ashore in Oldsmar, Florida, on Monday, July 8. Authorities say the waterspout caused damage to the shingles of a home and knocked down tree branches and a mailbox, but no injuries were reported.
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Heavy rains force people to walk across a flooded road and leave vehicles trapped on a viaduct in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, on Sunday, July 7.
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Heavy rains force people to walk across a flooded road and leave vehicles trapped on a viaduct in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, on Sunday, July 7.
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A man jumps into East Lake in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Wednesday, July 3.
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A man jumps into East Lake in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Wednesday, July 3.
Cheng Min/XINHUA/LANDOV
A lightning strikes the San Nicolas Panotla community in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, on Tuesday, July 2.
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A lightning strikes the San Nicolas Panotla community in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, on Tuesday, July 2.
J GUADALUPE PEREZ/AFP/Getty Image
R.J. Hernandez, 8, of El Campo, Texas, is buried in sand as he tries to stay cool in Santa Monica on Friday, June 28.
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R.J. Hernandez, 8, of El Campo, Texas, is buried in sand as he tries to stay cool in Santa Monica on Friday, June 28.
LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters/Landov
A fisherman casts a net on the fog-enveloped Xiaodongjiang River in Zixing, China, on Tuesday, June 25.
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A fisherman casts a net on the fog-enveloped Xiaodongjiang River in Zixing, China, on Tuesday, June 25.
Chen Haining/XINHUA /LANDOV
Kayakers cast off from a boathouse on the Potomac River in Washington on June 25.
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Kayakers cast off from a boathouse on the Potomac River in Washington on June 25.
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A strong line of thunderstorms approaches the Capitol with heavy rain and winds on Thursday, June 13, in Washington.
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A strong line of thunderstorms approaches the Capitol with heavy rain and winds on Thursday, June 13, in Washington.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/world/europe/europe-flood/index.html">Floodwaters from the Elbe River</a> inundate a yard with a swimming pool near Magdeburg, Germany, on Monday, June 10. Heavy rain has left rivers swollen across Central Europe.
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Floodwaters from the Elbe River inundate a yard with a swimming pool near Magdeburg, Germany, on Monday, June 10. Heavy rain has left rivers swollen across Central Europe.
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A dog finds a spot on a rubber raft among groceries and bottles of butane as his owner pulls him through a flooded street in Elster, Germany, near the swollen Elbe River on Friday, June 7.
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A dog finds a spot on a rubber raft among groceries and bottles of butane as his owner pulls him through a flooded street in Elster, Germany, near the swollen Elbe River on Friday, June 7.
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A boy cools off under a water tanker in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 4.
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A boy cools off under a water tanker in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 4.
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A cat seeks dry ground after flooding from the Vltava River in Kly, Czech Republic, on June 4.
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A cat seeks dry ground after flooding from the Vltava River in Kly, Czech Republic, on June 4.
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Torrential rains leave Wehlen, Germany, flooded on June 4.
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Torrential rains leave Wehlen, Germany, flooded on June 4.
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People cool off in a fountain at Washington Square Park in New York at dusk on Friday, May 31, as temperatures reached the 90s.
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People cool off in a fountain at Washington Square Park in New York at dusk on Friday, May 31, as temperatures reached the 90s.
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Indian youth jump from a wall into the Nizamuddin Baoli on a hot day in New Delhi, India, on May 28.
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Indian youth jump from a wall into the Nizamuddin Baoli on a hot day in New Delhi, India, on May 28.
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Heavy fog fills San Francisco Bay as seen from Sausalito, California, as the city's skyline struggles to peak through on May 28.
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Heavy fog fills San Francisco Bay as seen from Sausalito, California, as the city's skyline struggles to peak through on May 28.
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Sunbathers celebrate the Memorial Day weekend in Long Branch, New Jersey, on Monday, May 27. Jersey Shore beaches are reopening as the region recovers from Hurricane Sandy.
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Sunbathers celebrate the Memorial Day weekend in Long Branch, New Jersey, on Monday, May 27. Jersey Shore beaches are reopening as the region recovers from Hurricane Sandy.
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Rubble lines a wet street in a tornado-devastated neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday, May 23. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating cleanup efforts three days after a powerful tornado ripped through the area.
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Rubble lines a wet street in a tornado-devastated neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday, May 23. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating cleanup efforts three days after a powerful tornado ripped through the area.
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A funnel cloud stretches toward the ground near South Haven, Kansas, on May 19. As many as<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/gallery/midwest-weather/index.html" target="_blank"> 28 tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa</a> on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with Oklahoma and Kansas the hardest-hit,<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/gallery/moore-oklahoma-tornado/index.html?hpt=hp_t1" target="_blank"> including a EF4 storm that devastated Moore, Oklahoma</a>.
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A funnel cloud stretches toward the ground near South Haven, Kansas, on May 19. As many as 28 tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with Oklahoma and Kansas the hardest-hit, including a EF4 storm that devastated Moore, Oklahoma.
GENE BLEVINS/Reuters /Landov
A boy cools off in a watering hole in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 18, where temperatures have reportedly reached 117.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A boy cools off in a watering hole in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 18, where temperatures have reportedly reached 117.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A dandelion seed reflects in a rain-covered path in Sieversdorf, Germany, on May 18.
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A dandelion seed reflects in a rain-covered path in Sieversdorf, Germany, on May 18.
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Rescuers carry residents across a badly damaged road after heavy storms hit Hejiaqiao township in central China's Hunan province.
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Rescuers carry residents across a badly damaged road after heavy storms hit Hejiaqiao township in central China's Hunan province.
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A woman passes along the seafront as the rain falls in Weston-Super-Mare, England, on Tuesday, May 14.
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A woman passes along the seafront as the rain falls in Weston-Super-Mare, England, on Tuesday, May 14.
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A sandstorm sweeps through Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, May 13.
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A sandstorm sweeps through Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, May 13.
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People take shelter under umbrellas during a boat ride in heavy rain on the Spreewald Canals near Luebbenau, Germany, on Sunday, May 12.
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People take shelter under umbrellas during a boat ride in heavy rain on the Spreewald Canals near Luebbenau, Germany, on Sunday, May 12.
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Rain doesn't deter an outing in Jersey City, New Jersey, and even a view of Lower Manhattan despite the fog on Thursday, May 9.
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Rain doesn't deter an outing in Jersey City, New Jersey, and even a view of Lower Manhattan despite the fog on Thursday, May 9.
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A woman exits a cab during a rainstorm on Wednesday, May 8, in New York.
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A woman exits a cab during a rainstorm on Wednesday, May 8, in New York.
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People soak up the spring sunshine on the River Cam on Monday, May 6, in Cambridge, England.
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People soak up the spring sunshine on the River Cam on Monday, May 6, in Cambridge, England.
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Two men drive cattle across the crocodile infested Tana River in Keny'as Tana delton on May 3. Flooding from heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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Two men drive cattle across the crocodile infested Tana River in Keny'as Tana delton on May 3. Flooding from heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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People in the Morazan neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, sort through the remains of their possessions after heavy rains left two people missing and destroyed streets and homes.
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People in the Morazan neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, sort through the remains of their possessions after heavy rains left two people missing and destroyed streets and homes.
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A lone fan watches snow fall during a delay in play between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, May 2. The game was postponed because of the weather.
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A lone fan watches snow fall during a delay in play between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, May 2. The game was postponed because of the weather.
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Snow covers an outdoor bar in downtown Golden, Colorado, after a spring storm dumped more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, May 1. In nearby Denver, the average date for the last snow of the season is April 26, but the record for the latest snowfall was set June 12, 1947, according to the National Weather Service.
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Snow covers an outdoor bar in downtown Golden, Colorado, after a spring storm dumped more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, May 1. In nearby Denver, the average date for the last snow of the season is April 26, but the record for the latest snowfall was set June 12, 1947, according to the National Weather Service.
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A bee harvests nectar on a sunflower as temperatures soar into the 90s on Saturday, April 27, in Quezon City, Philippines.
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A bee harvests nectar on a sunflower as temperatures soar into the 90s on Saturday, April 27, in Quezon City, Philippines.
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A man pours water over children swimming in an inflatable swimming pool to beat the heat in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, April 26.
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A man pours water over children swimming in an inflatable swimming pool to beat the heat in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, April 26.
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Fields and meadows are flooded by the waters from the Oder River near Lebus, Germany, close to the border with Poland, on April 26. The meadows along the Oder are regularly flooded during spring.
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Fields and meadows are flooded by the waters from the Oder River near Lebus, Germany, close to the border with Poland, on April 26. The meadows along the Oder are regularly flooded during spring.
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A Pakistani motorcyclist crosses a flooded street after heavy rain in Peshawar on April 26. Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years, including the worst in its history in 2010, when catastrophic inundations killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
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A Pakistani motorcyclist crosses a flooded street after heavy rain in Peshawar on April 26. Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years, including the worst in its history in 2010, when catastrophic inundations killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
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Horses and jockeys return to stables in damp weather at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Friday, April 26. Preparations are under way for the upcoming Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
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Horses and jockeys return to stables in damp weather at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Friday, April 26. Preparations are under way for the upcoming Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
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Arnold Gropper, left, and Werner Simm fish at Lake Forggensee on Thursday, April 25, near Füssen, Germany.
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Arnold Gropper, left, and Werner Simm fish at Lake Forggensee on Thursday, April 25, near Füssen, Germany.
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Chef Paul Prudhomme heads to the Zurich Classic Pro-Am clubhouse at TPC Louisiana as officials order the evacuation of all temporary structures after a tornado warning in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 24.
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Chef Paul Prudhomme heads to the Zurich Classic Pro-Am clubhouse at TPC Louisiana as officials order the evacuation of all temporary structures after a tornado warning in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 24.
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