The disaster presidency: Obama declared a record-breaking 90 disasters in 2011

By Daily Mail Reporter

Whether it was the bitter cold or the wrath of Hurricane Irene, a major weather alert never seemed to be far away in 2011.

Tropical Storm Lee prompted President Barack Obama to pledge disaster aid to the areas of Louisiana battered by the storm last month.

That makes 90 disasters declared by the commander-in-chief, a new record in yearly disaster declarations - and 2011 isn't even over yet.

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1.  10/28 Louisiana Tropical Storm Lee    
2.  10/18 Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Maria    
3.  10/14 New Jersey Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee    
4.  10/05 Maryland Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee    
5.  09/30 Delaware Hurricane Irene    
6.  09/28 District of Columbia Hurricane Irene    
7.  09/23 Kansas Flooding    
8.  09/16 Maryland Hurricane Irene    
9.  09/15 New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding    
10.  09/13 Maine Tropcial Storm Irene    
11.  09/13 New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee    
12.  09/12 Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee    
13.  09/09 Texas Wildfires    
14.  09/03 Massachusetts Tropical Storm Irene    
15.  09/03 Rhode Island Tropical Storm Irene    
16.  09/03 New Hampshire Tropical Storm Irene    
17.  09/03 Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene    
18.  09/03 Virginia Hurricane Irene    
19.  09/02 Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene    
20.  09/01 Vermont Tropical Storm Irene    
21.  08/31 New Jersey Hurricane Irene    
22.  08/31 New York Hurricane Irene    
23.  08/31 North Carolina Hurricane Irene    
24.  08/30 Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding    
25.  08/27 Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene    
26.  08/24 Iowa Severe