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   With SST off the US E coast more than 1.5C above 1980s avgs and a La Nina   
   now threatening as the tropical E Pac takes a dive the US local   
   climate has reacted by throwing up a few more tornadoes that normal   
   for August.   
      
   As some mets and storm chasers have quipped in the past couple weeks --   
   August is the new May.   
      
      
   NOAA storm reports for August 1-16:   
      
           AUG 2020                AUG 2019                AUG 2011   
   day     TORN    HAIL    WIND    TORN    HAIL    WIND    TORN    HAIL    WIND   
   01      2       13      69      0       30      136     0       164     187   
   02      7       10      64      0       7       40      3       33      97   
   03      32      11      137     0       26      50      0       23      169   
   04      21      49      22      1       17      49      0       22      74   
   05      0       37      68      1       58      68      1       18      71   
   06      0       24      131     2       72      193     3       31      123   
   07      2       18      73      5       33      309     1       63      275   
   08      2       41      74      1       22      229     1       42      280   
   09      6       108     89      4       33      54      3       179     265   
   10      16      30      879     2       63      53      2       49      43   
   11      0       23      107     14      91      94      9       51      111   
   12      0       8       94      5       8       58      1       36      191   
   13      1       30      58      13      74      235     0       57      201   
   14      17      74      104     0       45      50      4       39      152   
   15      3       48      26      7       129     205     0       14      19   
   16      0       83      144     0       38      89      0       2       29   
   TOT     109     607     2139    55      746     1912    28      823     2287   
   P.R.    211     1176    4144    107     1445    3705    54      1595    4431   
   ACT     -       -       -       73      -       -       52      -       -   
      
      
   The "P.R." line estimates the month total pro rate i.e. multiplying   
   the Aug 1-16 totals by (30/16). Note how the "Actual" count for the   
   month for 2019 and 2011 are "close" to this estimate. We might assume   
   that the "211" estimated for this month might also be close to the   
   actual count.   
      
   All numbers are subject to revision. It's likely some of the 2020   
   numbers will go up. The 2019 and 2011 may go up or down as data is   
   reviewed.   
      
   I like yo use 2011 as a reference case these days.  It was "the"   
   superoutbreak year that saw $11 bn in tornado damage in the Apr   
   barrage that saw 360 confirmed storms.   
      
   --   
   Upcoming events:   
   07 Oct 2020	2020Q3 Billion Dollar Disasters NOAA   
      
   BREAKING (17 Aug): Victoria has recorded 282 new cases and a daily   
   record 25 deaths from covid19 over the past 24 hrs.   
      
   Japan's economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic   
   POLITICO, 17 Aug 2020 03:42Z   
   Tokyo. Japan's economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June,   
   the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed   
   consumption ...   
      
   Stranded assets force oil companies to ask: Is new exploration worth   
   it? As the coronavirus ravages   
   WorldOil, 16 Aug 2020   
   London (Bloomberg). A few dots near the bottom corner of the world map   
   in the southern Atlantic, the Falkland Islands were once at the   
   forefront of a new era ...   
      
   US retail sales rise for 3rd month but slowdown expected   
   The Associated Press, 14 Aug 2020 19:10Z   
   Washington (AP). Americans increased their spending at retail stores   
   and restaurants in July for a third straight month, but some evidence   
   suggests that ...   
      
   Mazda Motor Corp   
   TYO:7261 - 17 Aug, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   658.00 +1.00 (0.15%)			 up   
      
   MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION   
   TYO:7211 - 17 Aug, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   248.00 +0.00 (0.00%)			 even   
      
   Toyota Motor Corp   
   TYO:7203 - 17 Aug, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   7,156.00 -25.00 (0.35%)			 down   
      
   BHP Group Ltd   
   ASX:BHP - 17 Aug, 4:10 pm AEST   
   39.86 -0.15 (0.37%)			 down   
      
   Woodside Petroleum Limited   
   ASX:WPL - 17 Aug, 3:59 pm AEST   
   20.37 -0.08 (0.39%)			 down   
      
   Panasonic Corporation   
   TYO:6752 - 17 Aug, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   932.00 -4.00 (0.43%)			 down   
      
   Sony Corp   
   TYO:SONY - 17 Aug, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   8,826.00 -50.00 (0.56%)			 down   
      
   All Ordinaries   
   ASX:ALL ORDS - 17 Aug, 5:08 pm AEST			<== All Ords   
   6,218.50 -43.20 (0.69%)			 down   
      
   Nikkei 225   
   TYO:NIKKEI - 17 Aug, 3:15 pm GMT+9			<== Nikkei   
   23,096.75 -192.61 (0.83%)		 down   
      
   Kia Motors Corporation   
   KRX:KIA - 14 Aug, 3:30 pm GMT+9   
   44,400.00 -500.00 (1.11%)		*** down 1.1% ***   
      
   Whitehaven Coal Ltd   
   ASX:WHC - 17 Aug, 4:10 pm AEST   
   1.30 -0.02 (1.52%)			*** down 1.5% ***   
      
   Hyundai Motor Co   
   KRX:HYUNDAI - 14 Aug, 3:30 pm GMT+9   
   167,000.00 -3,000.00 (1.76%)		*** down 1.8% ***   
      
   National Australia Bank Ltd.   
   ASX:NAB - 17 Aug, 4:10 pm AEST   
   17.75 -0.47 (2.58%)			*** down 2.6% ***   
      
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