It can snow in April here and roof-rattling hail sprays out of July thunderstorms.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Gone Tomorrow'

During the 2010 midterm elections, for instance, roughly half of the 50 Blue Dogs, a group of moderate Democrats who largely hail from conservative leaning Southern and Midwestern districts, were voted out of office.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved through sections of the Northeast on Sunday afternoon, knocking out power to more than 40, 000 in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

WSJ: Damaging storms moving through east, south

Out of the 10 best-performing stocks in the Forbes Global 2000 over the past year, six hail from China.

FORBES: Global 2000 Winners And Losers