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.
Because the virus is new, the human population has little to no immunity against it. The virus spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide. The United States is not currently experiencing a flu pandemic. If a pandemic occurs, the federal government will work to identify the cause and create a vaccine.Flu.gov will provide updates on the steps the federal government is taking to address the pandemic.ecause the virus is new, the human population has little to no immunity against it. The virus spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide. The United States is not currently experiencing a flu pandemic. If a pandemic occurs, the federal government will work to identify the cause and create a vaccine.