2012 another record-setter, fits climate forecasts [1]

WCPO.com - 12/27/12, Seth Borenstein/AP

A dock sits damaged near the Statue of Liberty which, remains closed to the public six weeks after Hurricane Sandy on Dec. 13, in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON (AP) - As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern third of the country with the ferocity of Superstorm Sandy.

This past year's weather was deadly, costly and record-breaking everywhere — but especially in the United States.

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