The United States averages about 1,250 tornadoes per year, which works out to an average of 104 tornadoes per month. However, the average number of tornadoes is not the same for each month. The months are as follows.
January: 36
February: 32
March: 83
April: 184
May: 270
June: 233
July: 128
August: 80
September: 71
October: 58
November: 55
December: 25
Note that in any given year activity may deviate significantly from the average For example, the record for most tornadoes in one month is 757, set in April 2011.
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