This year has been average to be fair. But the storms of July really were quite spectacular. Even seeing the lightning over Cambridge 30 miles away on the night of July 16th was absolutely incredible, and hearing the constant low level booming! July 4th being the best event for myself and many others. The 1st July was easily a 1 in 20 year event for the northern regions with those 3 supercells!
Overall, I'd rank this year well above the likes of 2008, 2010 and 2011!!