Weather of 2015
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File:Cyclones_Lam_and_Marcia.jpgs Lam (top-center) and Marcia (right), which marked the first instance of two tropical cyclones hitting Australia in a 24 hour period in February 2015]]
The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in 2015. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.
Some of the deadliest weather events were a pair of heat waves affecting India and Pakistan which together killed around 4,500 people. Also in Asia, Cyclone Komen in July killed 187 people. A series of monsoonal floods in India killed 470 people in the last three months of the year. In October, heavy rainfall in Guatemala triggered a major landslide in a village near Guatemala City, killing at least 280 people. The costliest single weather event of the year was Typhoon Mujigae, which left ¥27 billion (US$4.3 billion) in damage and caused 27 deaths in southern China. In October, Hurricane Patricia became the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the western hemisphere, when it attained 1 minute sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|872|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}} off the west coast of Mexico.
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Winter storms and cold waves
File:Snow on cars in Chicago in February 2015.jpg
In February, blizzard and avalanches killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html|title=Avalanches kill more than 300 in Afghanistan|work=The Telegraph|date=2 March 2015 }} Also in February, a blizzard affected much of North America amid a cold wave, killing 30 people and leaving US$3.5 billion in damage.
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Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires
File:Muizenberg Mountian Fires in Cape Town of 2015.jpg in Cape Town, South Africa]]
From February to April, South Africa experienced wildfires.{{cite web|title=Crews battling as Cape Town fires continue to rage|url=http://www.enca.com/south-africa/crews-battling-cape-town-fires-continue-rage|website=eNCA|accessdate=6 April 2015|date=3 March 2015}} In April, wildfires in Russia killed 33 people.{{cite news|title=Fire rages on as death toll from two blazes reaches 33|author=Anna Liesowska|work=The Siberian Times|date=16 April 2015|url=http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/news/n0187-fire-rages-on-as-death-toll-from-two-blazes-reaches-33/|accessdate=16 April 2015}} The yearly wildfires in the state of California killed nine people and left more than US$4.7 billion in damage.{{cite web|last1=Geiling|first1=Natasha|title=California fire becomes the most expensive in history|url=https://thinkprogress.org/california-fire-soberanes-most-expensive-805fafda4ab0#.6tzeheivr|website=ThinkProgress|access-date=15 November 2016|date=23 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/redbooks/2015_Redbook/2015_Redbook_FINAL.PDF|title=2015 Wildfire Activity Statistics|author=Ken Pimlott|publisher=CAL FIRE|date=2016|access-date=11 September 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Locke|first1=Cathy|title=Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article29989782.html|access-date=28 August 2015|work=Sacramento Bee|date=4 August 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Veronica|title=Firefighter, 21, Is 2nd Killed Battling Northern California Wildfires|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-2nd-firefighter-killed-battling-california-wildfires-20150809-story.html|access-date=28 August 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=9 August 2015}}{{cite web|author1=Kurtis Alexander |author2=Kale Williams |author3=Evan Sernoffsky |title=Worry to horror: A caretaker's desperate attempt to get help for fire victim |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Valley-Fire-fatality-was-elderly-disabled-6504062.php |work=SF Gate |access-date=16 September 2015 |date=14 September 2015}} The yearly wildfires in the state of Washington was the largest in state history,{{cite news |last1=Kamb |first1=Lewis |last2=Doughton |first2=Sandi |last3=González |first3=Ángel |date=21 August 2015 |title=Washington wildfires rage; Obama declares state of emergency |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/friday-wildfire-update/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=10 January 2016}} with more than {{convert|1|e6acre|ha sqmi|sigfig=2|spell=in|lk=on|sp=us}} burning across the state from June to September.{{cite news |date=30 September 2015 |title=2015 Northwest Fire Statistics to Date |url=http://www.nwccinfo.blogspot.com/2015/10/10212015-orwa-statistics-9302015.html |work=NWCC Info |publisher=Northwest Interagency Coordination Center |access-date=2 December 2015}} In November, wildfires in Western Australia killed four people.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/nov/18/wa-fears-four-people-died-bushfires-near-esperance|title=WA bushfires: Four people found dead near Esperance|website=TheGuardian.com|date=17 November 2015}}
In May, a heat wave in India killed at least 2,500 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/|title=Indian monsoon arrives – deadly heatwave ends|first=Chris Burton-|last=Meteorologist|website=The Weather Network}} A month later, a heat wave in neighboring Pakistan killed about 2,000 people.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-24/heat-wave-death-toll-rises-to-2-000-in-pakistan-s-financial-hub|title=Heat Wave Death Toll Rises to 2,000 in Pakistan's Financial Hub|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=24 June 2015}}
Drought across the western United States throughout the year caused more than US$5 billion in damage, mostly related to agriculture losses.{{cite web | url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events | title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) }}
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Floods
File:2015 South Indian flood Chennai taken by Indian Air Force helicopters.jpg in Chennai]]
In January, floods in southeastern Africa killed more than 214 people in Malawi and Mozambique.{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/01/16/floods-malawi-mozambique/21881441/ | title=Floods kill scores in Malawi, Mozambique | work=USAToday | date=16 January 2015 | access-date=25 January 2015 | agency=Associated Press}} In March, floods in Chile killed 25 people, and forced 3,000 people to stay in emergency shelters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/05/americas/chile-floods/index.html|title=Chile floods: 25 dead, more than 100 missing|website=CNN|date=6 April 2015}} Also in the month, floods in Tanzania killed 50 people.{{Cite web| url = http://reliefweb.int/report/united-republic-tanzania/death-toll-tanzania-flooding-hits-50| title = Death toll in Tanzania flooding hits 50| website = ReliefWeb.int| language = English| access-date = 1 March 2016}} In April, a landslide in Salvador, Brazil killed at least 14 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32494686|title=Landslide killed at least 14 people in Brazil|publisher=BBC News|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=28 April 2015}} Also in the month, snowmelt triggered a landslide in Afghanistan, killing 52 people.{{cite news|title=Afghanistan landslide buries remote village, killing 52|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32502302|publisher=BBC|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=29 April 2015}} In May, heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Salgar, Colombia, killing 83 people.{{cite news|url=http://colombiareports.com/200-still-missing-after-west-colombia-avalanche-kills-at-least-48/|title='200 still missing' after west Colombia avalanche kills at least 48|work=Colombia Reports|date=18 May 2015|author=Adriaan Alsema|access-date=19 May 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/21/c_134259525.htm |title=Colombia landslide rescue nears completion, China extends condolences |work=Xinhua |date=21 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In June, floods in the country of Georgia killed 20 people.{{cite news|last1=North|first1=Andrew|title=Police still searching Tbilisi streets for tiger and hyena after zoo flood|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/police-search-streets-tbilisi-georgia-tiger-hyena-zoo-flood|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2015}} Also in June, heavy rainfall caused floods in Accra, the capital of the African nation of Ghana; the floods killed at least 25 people, while a petrol station explosion caused by the flooding killed at least 200 more people.{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/over-200-killed-in-ghana-gas-station-explosion_1607811.html|title=Over 200 killed in Ghana gas station explosion|date=5 June 2015|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=9 June 2015}}{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33003673 | title = Ghana petrol station inferno kills about 150 in Accra | date = 5 June 2015 | accessdate = 5 June 2015 | publisher = BBC }} In July, floods in Gujarat in western India killed 71 people and more than 81,000 cattle.{{cite web | title=Gujarat floods: 72 people dead, over 81,000 cattle perished due to heavy rains | website=Firstpost | date=5 August 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-floods-72-people-dead-over-81000-cattle-perished-due-to-heavy-rains-2380592.html | accessdate=23 August 2015}} Monsoon floods in India from October to December killed at least 470 people.{{cite news|title=Northeast monsoon claimed 470 lives in Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/northeast-monsoon-claimed-470-lives-in-tamil-nadu-jayalalithaa/article8064661.ece |access-date=22 January 2016|work=Business Line|date=4 January 2016}} In October, heavy rainfall in Guatemala triggered a major landslide in a village near Guatemala City, killing at least 280 people.{{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guatemala-mudslide-idUKKCN0S800T20151014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105195604/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guatemala-mudslide-idUKKCN0S800T20151014 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2016 |title=Search in Guatemala landslide ends with 280 dead, 70 missing |work=Reuters |date=14 October 2015}} Also in October, a cold front drew moisture from Hurricane Joaquin to produce floods across the eastern United States, killing 25 people and causing US$2.4 billion in damage.
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Tornadoes
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During the year, there were at least 1,178 tornadoes in the United States, which resulted in 36 fatalities.{{cite web|title=2015 Tornado Count|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2015/torngraph-big.png|website=Storm Prediction Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=6 February 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302234846/http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2015/torngraph-big.png|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics|url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fatalmap.php?yr=2015#tmap|website=Storm Prediction Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011095422/https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fatalmap.php?yr=2015#tmap|url-status=live}}
In April, a tornado killed three people in Myanmar.{{cite web|publisher=CÍHAN |date=6 April 2015 |access-date=23 April 2015 |title=Tornado kills 3, injures 5 in Myanmar northernmost state |url=http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Tornado-kills-3-injures-5-in-Myanmar-northernmost-state-_9446-CHMTcyOTQ0Ng== |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150423070921/http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Tornado-kills-3-injures-5-in-Myanmar-northernmost-state-_9446-CHMTcyOTQ0Ng== |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2015 }} A tornado outbreak in Pakistan killed 45 people.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1178610|title=Peshawar rain, winds caused by tornado, says Met office|date=28 April 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2015/04/27/toll-from-pakistan-storm-rises/23732942007/|title=Toll from Pakistan storm rises to 45}} Also in April, a tornado in Brazil killed two people.{{cite news|author=Angela Fritz|newspaper=Washington Post|date=22 April 2015|access-date=23 April 2015|title=Deadly tornado destroys parts of Xanxere city in Brazil|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/04/22/deadly-tornado-destroys-parts-of-xanxere-city-in-brazil-video/|archive-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508071732/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/04/22/deadly-tornado-destroys-parts-of-xanxere-city-in-brazil-video/|url-status=live}} In addition, the 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale, Illinois tornado caused 2 deaths, 19 injuries and $11 million across central Illinois.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=574336|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2015|accessdate=31 December 2015}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF4 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=574337|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2015|accessdate=31 December 2015}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=574338|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2015|accessdate=31 December 2015}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=574339|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2015|accessdate=31 December 2015}} Finally in April, a tornado in Pakistan causes 45 deaths.{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Kalbe |title=Peshawar rain, winds caused by tornado, says Met office |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1178610 |access-date=22 February 2022 |work=DAWN.COM |date=28 April 2015 |language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Ali|first1=Zulfiqar|title=Mini-cyclone death toll rises to 45|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1178601/mini-cyclone-death-toll-rises-to-45|website=Dawn.com|publisher=Dawn|accessdate=25 November 2015|date=28 April 2015}} An outbreak in May killed at least five people and left US$1.5 billion in damage. Also in May, a tornado in Mexico, part of the 2015 Texas-Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak, killed 14 people.{{cite web|publisher=Pluz News|date=28 May 2015|access-date=28 May 2015|title=Death toll from Mexico tornado rises to 14|url=http://pluznews.com/crime-disaster-accident/34185/death-toll-from-mexico-tornado-rises-to-14.htm}} As a result of the storm's damaging effects, 45 people were killed and over 200 were wounded. In July, a tornado in Italy killed one person.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-33456741|title = Tornado drama captured in Venice, Italy|work = BBC News}} In late December, a tornado outbreak produced an EF4 tornado in Holly Springs, Mississippi with winds of {{Convert|170|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, causing 9 deaths.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Dec 23 2015 Tornado Information (Graphic and Survey information) |url=https://www.weather.gov/meg/dec232015tornadoinformation_page |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}
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Tropical cyclones
File:Patricia 2015-10-23 1730Z.jpg off the southwest coast of Mexico as the strongest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere]]
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As the year began, Tropical Storm Jangmi was dissipating in the South China Sea.{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2014362N07130|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}} There were 12 tropical cyclones in the year in the south-west Indian Ocean,{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2015/summ2014-2015.htm|title = Southern Hemisphere 2014–2015 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}}{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2016/summ2015-2016.htm|title = Southern Hemisphere 2015–2016 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}} including very intense tropical cyclones Bansi and Eunice, which both attained 10 minute sustained winds of at least 220 km/h (140 mph) in January.{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015009S19054|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015024S15078|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}} Also in the month, Tropical Storm Chedza moved across Madagascar, killing 80 people, mostly due to landslides.{{cite web|work=European Commission Humanitarian Aid department|date=9 February 2015|title=9 February 2015: World Events|accessdate=17 February 2015|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/map/malawi/9-february-2015-world-events}}{{cite news|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-storm-death-toll-climbs-68|agency=Agence France-Presse|title=Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68|date=27 January 2015|accessdate=10 February 2015}} In the Australian region, there were 17 tropical cyclones. In February, two cyclones – Lam and Marcia made landfall in Australia in a 24 hour period, the first ever recorded instance of such an occurrence. Lam moved ashore Northern Australia, causing widespread flooding. Six hours later, Marcia made landfall on Queensland as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, causing A$750 million (US$587 million) in damage.{{Cite news|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|title=Twin cyclones, Marcia and Lam hit Australia|date=20 February 2015|access-date=23 February 2015|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/66431550/queensland-coast-braces-for-cyclone-marcia}}{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015047S12140|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015047S15152|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}{{cite news|last=Frost|first=Pamela|title=Damage bill for Cyclone Marcia reaches $750 million|url=https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/damage-bill-cyclone-marcia-reaches-750-million/2583226/|publisher=Fraser Coast Chronicle|date=23 March 2015|accessdate=24 March 2015}} There were 18 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, including Cyclone Pam in March, which moved through Vanuatu with winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), causing 16 deaths and VT63.2 billion (US$600 million) in damage.{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015066S08170|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu death toll rises to 16 as relief effort continues|date=21 March 2015|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-21/un-raises-vanuatu-cyclone-death-toll/6337816|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=22 March 2015}}{{cite web|publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|date=11 December 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|title=Supporting cyclone recovery and reconstruction in Vanuatu|url=https://dfat.gov.au/geo/vanuatu/development-assistance/Pages/supporting-cyclone-recovery-reconstruction-vanuatu.aspx}} There were also two subtropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean, Bapo and Cari.
In the north-west Pacific Ocean, there were 38 tropical cyclones during the year. Its strongest was Typhoon Soudelor in August, with 10 minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph).{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2016/summ2015.htm|title=Northern Hemisphere 2015 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}}{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2015211N13162|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}} Soudelor struck the Northern Mariana Islands, Taiwan and southeastern China, resulting in 59 deaths and over US$4 billion in damage.{{cite news|agency=National Weather Service Office in Guam|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2015|access-date=16 April 2016|title=Guam Event Report: Rip Current|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=601888}}{{cite news|author=Yang Shu-min and Lauren Hung |agency=Central News Agency |publisher=Focus Taiwan |date=12 August 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |title=Agricultural losses from Typhoon Soudelor top NT$3 billion |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201508120036.aspx?q=Soudelor |location=Taipei, Taiwan |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065437/http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201508120036.aspx?q=Soudelor |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/10IWS/Members/2015_Member%20Report_China.pdf|title=Member Report: China|website=CMA|publisher=China Meterelogical Agency|access-date=26 October 2015}} Also in August, Typhoon Goni killed 74 people and caused more than US$1 billion in damage.{{cite web|type=Report|page=7|publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 10th Integrated Workshop|work=PAGASA|title=Philippine Member Report|access-date=9 January 2017|year=2015|url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/10IWS/Members/PhilippinesWGM%20report%202015.pdf}}{{cite web|type=Report|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2536/FINAL_REPORT_re_Effects_of_Typhoon_INENG_(GONI)_18_-_23AUG2015.pdf|work=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|title=Final Report re Effects of Typhoon "Ineng" (I.N. Goni)|date=September 2015|access-date=20 January 2017}}{{cite web|type=Report|work=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies|date=26 August 2015|access-date=21 January 2017|title=Typhoon Goni leaves a trail of death and destruction across Asia Pacific|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-peoples-republic-korea/typhoon-goni-leaves-trail-death-and-destruction-across-asia}}{{cite web|type=Report|title=Global Catastrophe Recap|date= August 2015|publisher=AON Benfield|access-date=4 February 2017|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20150902-if-august-global-recap.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Typhoon Goni: 40 Casualties Reported In North Korea as Goni Remnants Cause Flooding|url=http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/typhoon-goni-impacts|date=26 August 2015|publisher=Weather Channel}} In October, Typhoon Mujigae hit Guangdong in southern China with 10 minute winds of 155 km/h (100 mph), the strongest recorded landfall in the country in the month. The typhoon caused ¥27 billion (US$4.3 billion) in damage and 27 deaths in China.{{cite conference |pages=13–15 |title=Member Report of China |author=China Meteorological Administration |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/10IWS/Members/2015_Member%20Report_China.pdf |date= 26–29 October 2015 |access-date=15 May 2021 |conference=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 10th Integrated Workshop |conference-url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/10IWS/ |location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040606/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/10IWS/Members/2015_Member%20Report_China.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite conference |page=3 |title=Executive Summary of Members' Reports 2015 |author=Lai, Edwin S. T. |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/48th/docs/item%206%20TC%20Activities/6.2%20REPORT%20AWG_MembersReportsExecSummary.pdf |date= 22–25 February 2016 |access-date=15 May 2021 |conference=48th Session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |conference-url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/48th/ |location=Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515153652/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/48th/docs/item%206%20TC%20Activities/6.2%20REPORT%20AWG_MembersReportsExecSummary.pdf |url-status=live }} In the north Indian Ocean, there were 12 tropical cyclones,{{cite web|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/27/27_9bbd0d_RSMC-2015.pdf | access-date=31 October 2023 | title=REPORT ON CYCLONIC DISTURBANCES OVER NORTH INDIAN OCEAN DURING 2015}} including Cyclone Chapala, the strongest recorded cyclone to strike Yemen, which hit during the country's civil war.{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Cassie Bell|title=Cyclone Chapala whirls furiously into Yemen|date=4 November 2015|access-date=30 March 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/nov/04/weatherwatch-bell-chapala-cyclone-yemen-mukulla-storms-floods}}{{cite news|author=Bindu Rai|title=Cyclone Chapala: 30ft high waves; Schools suspended; Oman, Yemen on high alert|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/cyclone-chapala-30ft-high-waves-schools-suspended-oman-yemen-on-high-alert-2015-11-01-1.608666|access-date=1 November 2015|work=Emirates 24/7|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=1 November 2015}} A week later, the cyclone was followed by Cyclone Megh, which killed 18 people on Socotra island.{{cite web|title=Yemen – Tropical Cyclones MEGH and CHAPALA|url=http://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Flash/ECHO-Flash-search|website=ECHO|access-date=12 November 2015}} In June, a depression in western India killed 81 people and caused widespread floods.{{cite news |last = Stevenson|first = Chris|title = Indian monsoon rains kill 81 and leave over 9,000 stranded|newspaper = The Independent|date = 26 June 2015|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indian-monsoon-rains-kill-81-and-leave-over-9000-stranded-10348268.html|access-date = 26 June 2015}} Also during the season, Cyclone Komen meandered over the northern Bay of Bengal, resulting in 187 deaths and US$2 billion in damage.{{EM-DAT}}{{cite news|author=Nur Uddin Alamgir|date=22 August 2015|access-date=29 February 2016|work=Daily Sun|title=Rainfall causes severe damage to embankments in Ctg|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/69137/Rainfall-causes-severe-damage-to-embankments-in-Ctg/2015-08-22}}{{cite web|publisher=Sphere India|title=Joint Needs Assessment Report: West Bengal Floods 2015|access-date=23 March 2016|date=30 August 2015|url=https://sphereindiablog.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/west-bengal-jna-report-august-2015_30-08-2015.pdf|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508103554/https://sphereindiablog.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/west-bengal-jna-report-august-2015_30-08-2015.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-cyclone-komen-bangladesh-myanmar-floods-landslides|title=Floods, Landslides in Myanmar, India and Other Asian Countries Leave At Least 493 Dead|date=5 August 2015|publisher=Weather.com|access-date=5 April 2016|author=Nick Wiltgen|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419035901/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-cyclone-komen-bangladesh-myanmar-floods-landslides|url-status=live}}{{cite web|type=Report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|title=Cyclonic Storm (CS) Komen over the Bay of Bengal (26 July-02 August 2015)|date=August 2015|access-date=23 February 2016|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/preliminary-report/KOM.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423034834/http://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/preliminary-report/KOM.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=Government of the Union of Myanmar|date=November 2015|access-date=15 March 2016|title=Myanmar: Post-disaster needs assessment of floods and landslides July – September 2015|publisher=World Bank|url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/646661467990966084/pdf/103631-WP-P157276-PUBLIC-PFLNA-Report-2016.pdf}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|date=10 March 2016|access-date=22 March 2016|title=Disasters in Asia and the Pacific: 2015 Year in Review|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/2015_Year%20in%20Review_final_PDF_0.pdf|archive-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408195221/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/2015_Year%20in%20Review_final_PDF_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
In the north-east Pacific Ocean, there were 31 tropical cyclones, half of which intensified into hurricanes. The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane Patricia, which on October 23 attained 1 minute sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|872|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}, making it the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the western hemisphere, and the second-strongest worldwide after Typhoon Tip in 1979. Patricia struck southwestern Mexico after weakening, causing at least two deaths and US$325 million in damage.{{cite web|type=Report|author1=Todd B. Kimberlain |author2=Eric S. Blake |author3=John P. Cangialosi |publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=1 February 2016|access-date=4 February 2016|title=Hurricane Patricia|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url={{NHC TCR url|id=EP202015_Patricia}}|format=PDF|location=Miami, Florida}} The Atlantic hurricane season was quiet by contrast, with just 12 tropical cyclones. The strongest was Hurricane Joaquin, which hit the Bahamas in October with 1 minute sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). Damage in the country was estimated at US$200 million. Joaquin also capsized the cargo ship SS El Faro, killing the crew of 33 people.{{cite tech report|url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL112015_Joaquin}}|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Joaquin 2015|author=Robbie Berg|date=12 January 2016|access-date=17 May 2017|publisher=United States National Hurricane Center|format=PDF}}{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/pm-christie-hurricanes-matthew-and-joaquin-losses-estimated-hundreds-millions|title=PM Christie: Hurricanes Matthew and Joaquin Losses Estimated in Hundreds of Millions – Bahamas|date=21 October 2016 }} Also during the season, Tropical Storm Erika produced flooding and landslides in Dominica when it moved through the Lesser Antilles in August, killing 30 people and causing US$482.8 million on the island.{{cite web|type=Report|author=Richard J. Pasch and Andrew B. Penny|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=8 February 2016|access-date=8 March 2016|title=Tropical Storm Erika|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052015_Erika.pdf|location=Miami, Florida}}{{cite web|type=Report|work=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies|publisher=ReliefWeb |date=21 January 2016 |title=Dominica: Tropical Storm Erika – Emergency appeal operations update no. 2 (MDRDM002) |url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRDM002eu2.pdf }}
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