South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota: Most Prepared for Extreme Weather

When it comes to dealing with the worst that Mother Nature can dish out, folks in the Tri-State Area (Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota) have seen a thing or two.

So it's no surprise that the Hawkeye State, Mount Rushmore State, and North Star State sit atop a new list of the States Most Prepared for Extreme Weather.

CNBC compiled the ranking, with the help of First Street Foundation. They looked at extreme weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and renewable power figures from the U.S. Department of Energy to determine which states are best prepared to weather the storms.

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Iowa tops the list with only 3.4 percent of properties at risk and a low Climate Extremes Index (8.7%).

South Dakota is second with nine percent of property at risk.

Minnesota is third thanks to an 'A-' infrastructure score and a low property risk rate of 2.7 percent.

STATES MOST PREPARED FOR EXTREME WEATHER

Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Vermont
Michigan

A large number of states on the least prepared list have one thing in common - hurricanes. Louisiana, Florida, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Alabama all have coastal areas that are susceptible to powerful storms.

STATES LEAST PREPARED FOR EXTREME WEATHER

Louisiana
Flordia
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Alabama, New York (tie)

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Stacker ranked the most expensive climate disasters by the billions since 1980 by the total cost of all damages, adjusted for inflation, based on 2021 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list starts with Hurricane Sally, which caused $7.3 billion in damages in 2020, and ends with a devastating 2005 hurricane that caused $170 billion in damage and killed at least 1,833 people. Keep reading to discover the 50 of the most expensive climate disasters in recent decades in the U.S.

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LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state

Stacker consulted 2021 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to illustrate the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Keep reading to find out individual state records in alphabetical order.

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