This report will focus on highlights and unusual events covering the December 1997-February 1998 period. WINTER SUMMARY The first two months of 1998 were the warmest and wettest in the 104-year record oftemperatures and precipitation measurements for the contiguous 48 states.he winter of â97-â98 was the second warmest on record and theseventh wettest. The normal national average temperature for the winter months of December,January, and February is 32.3 degrees F. This winterâs figure was 36.4 degrees F. The recordwas 36.6 degrees F set in 1991-1992.
A pandemic (from Greek Ïá¾¶Î½ pan all and Î´á¿Î¼Î¿Ï demos people) is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. An H3N2 caused about 34,000 deaths in the United States. 2  This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968, and spread to the United States later that year. 3  This pandemic of 1968 and 1969 killed approximately one million people worldwide.
Pan vs. Epi(demic) Good to know: An âepidemicâ is simply a proliferation of an infectious disease beyond that normally observed. A âpandemicâ is an epidemic that spreads across regions or continents. The number of dead is not part of the definition. Indeed, a pandemic may kill no one at all. October 27, 2009