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Weather of 2019

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The following is a list of weather events in 2019.

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Global conditions

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2019 was Earth's second-warmest year on record, which goes back to 1880. It was the 43rd consecutive year of above-average temperatures. The year was 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th century average, and 0.07 °C (0.04 °F) behind 2016, which was the warmest year on record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noaa.gov/news/2019-was-2nd-hottest-year-on-record-for-earth-say-noaa-nasa|title = 2019 was 2nd-hottest year on record for Earth say NOAA, NASA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| date=January 15, 2020 }} 2019 fell to the third-warmest year on record when the following year surpassed it.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noaa.gov/news/2020-was-earth-s-2nd-hottest-year-just-behind-2016|title = 2020 was Earth's 2nd-hottest year, just behind 2016 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| date=January 14, 2021 }} In 2019, Australia and the U.S. state of Alaska recorded their warmest years on record.

There is a previous El Niño episode continuing from last year, and new El Niño episode started this year, lasting until 2020.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2019-03-14-el-nino-conditions-strengthen-could-last-through-summer|title=El Niño Conditions Strengthen, Could Last Through Summer|author=Brian Donegan|publisher=The Weather Company|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/hurricane/2019/08/el-nino-is-over-noaa-says.html|title=El Niño is over, NOAA says|website=Al.com|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}}

Summary by weather type

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=Winter storms and cold waves=

From January 16 to 19, a winter storm crosses the United States, killing ten.{{cite news |title=Winter Storm Harper: 10 Dead, Thousand of Flights Canceled, Hundreds of Crashes |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-01-20-winter-storm-harper-impacts-midwest-northeast |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=The Weather Channel |date=January 21, 2019}} Then, from January 24 into February, a cold wave brought record low temperatures to the United States. Illinois set a statewide record low temperature.{{Cite web|url=https://wqad.com/2019/03/07/jan-31-2019-officially-beats-illinois-20-year-old-state-low-tempurature/|title=Jan. 31, 2019 officially beats Illinois 20-year-old state low {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|tempurature}}|date=March 7, 2019|website=WQAD.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-16}} Twenty-two people die as a result of the cold.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47088684|title=Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues|publisher=BBC|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201190820/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47088684|archive-date=February 1, 2019|url-status=live|work=BBC News|date=February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/death-of-man-found-near-commonwealth-stadium-cold-weather-related-police|title=Death of man found near Commonwealth Stadium cold weather-related: police | Edmonton Journal|date=February 3, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204064338/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/death-of-man-found-near-commonwealth-stadium-cold-weather-related-police|archive-date=February 4, 2019|url-status=live}} Then, in mid-March, another cross country storm came to the United States, which killed a man in Colorado,{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Kirk |title=Blizzard wreaks havoc on Colorado highways; overnight closures on I-25, I-70 and I-76 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/13/denver-traffic-march-13-rush-hour-accidents/ |access-date=March 14, 2019 |publisher=Denver Post |date=March 13, 2019}} left 140,000 without power in Texas,{{Cite web|url=https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/damaging-storms-spawn-tornadoes-in-new-mexico-leave-thousands-without-power-in-texas/70007684|title=Damaging storms spawn tornadoes in New Mexico, leave thousands without power in Texas - AccuWeather.com|website=m.accuweather.com|access-date=2019-03-16}} and contributed to the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods, which caused two deaths in Nebraska and one in Iowa.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Mitch |date=March 20, 2019 |title=An Iowa Town Fought and Failed to Save a Levee. Then Came the Flood. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/us/flooding-iowa-hamburg.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 21, 2019}} Another blizzard struck the United States in April 2019.{{cite news |title=Blizzard Hits Central U.S. a Day After States Bask in Spring Sunshine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/denver-weather.html |access-date=September 11, 2022 |work=New York Times |date=April 12, 2019}} In October 2019, record cold and near-record cold come down over the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains. In particular, with a mean statewide temperature of {{convert|36.7|F|C}}, Idaho realized its coldest October on record.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Rachel |title=Last Month Was Idaho's Coldest October On Record |url=https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2019-11-11/last-month-was-idahos-coldest-october-on-record |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=Boise State Public Radio News |date=November 11, 2019}} The next major winter storm in the United States came next season, when a cold wave that kills at least seven people.[https://www.insider.com/arctic-blast-us-cold-expected-break-records-death-toll-2019-11?amp The US is being hit by a frigid, early cold snap that has killed at least 6 people and could break 100 temperature records], Business Insider, November 13, 2019{{cite news |title=It's not over yet: Arctic blast blamed in deaths as cold shatters records from Maine to Deep South |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/weather/its-not-over-yet-arctic-blast-blamed-in-deaths-as-cold-shatters-records-from-maine-to-deep-south |access-date=August 12, 2022 |publisher=Fox5NY |date=November 13, 2019}} The last notable blizzard is the November 26 – December 3, 2019 North American blizzard. Eight people die due to the storm, and over 80,000 people in the New York Metropolitan Area lose power.{{cite news |last1=Brackett |first1=Rob |title=Winter Storm Leaves Tens of Thousands without Power in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania; Boston Schools Closed |url=https://weather.com/safety/winter/news/2019-12-03-winter-storm-leaves-tens-of-thousands-without-power-in-new-jersey-new |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=The Weather Channel |date=December 3, 2019}}

=Floods=

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In late January and early February, the Australian city of Townsville experienced record flooding when a stalled but very active monsoon trough that was bought down by Tropical Low 13U, caused an overflowing of the Ross River Dam.{{cite news |title=What a sight! 😲 Ross River Dam in Townsville has opened its flood gates for the first time since 2014! Listen to the roar! 📹: Shannon Graham #Bigwet |url=https://twitter.com/abcbrisbane/status/1090489147431612416 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |agency=Twitter |publisher=ABC Brisbane |date=January 30, 2019}} Approximately 3300 homes were damaged by floodwaters, and about 1500 homes rendered uninhabitable. As many as 30,000 insurance claims were filed in the aftermath of the event, with damages estimated to be $1.243 billion AUD based on insurance losses.{{Cite web| title = Insurers reveal Townsville flood cost, warn region is 'unprofitable'| work = Australian Financial Review| format = Text| access-date = September 3, 2019| date = September 3, 2019| url = https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/insurers-reveal-townsville-flood-cost-warn-region-is-unprofitable-20190804-p52do5| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190804073355/https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/insurers-reveal-townsville-flood-cost-warn-region-is-unprofitable-20190804-p52do5| archive-date = August 4, 2019| url-status = live}} 5 deaths were attributed to the event. The event came after Townsville experienced a drought prior to the flooding. One year prior to the floods, the dam level was at 13%, and during the floods the dam peaked at 244%, before water was released.{{cite news |last1=Riga |first1=Richard |title=How did the Ross River Dam reach more than 200 per cent capacity amid the Townsville floods? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-05/how-can-the-ross-river-dam-be-over-200-per-cent-capacity/10775502 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=ABC News |date=February 4, 2019}}

=Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires=

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=Tornadoes=

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An EF4 tornado in Havana in January 2019, becomes the strongest in Cuba since 1940.{{cite journal |author1=Mario Carnesoltas-Calvo |author2=Alis Varela-de la Rosa |author3=Maibys Sierra-Lorenzo |author4=Miriam T. Llanes-Monteagudo |author5=Orlando Rodríguez-González |author6=Armando Caymares-Ortiz |author7=Elier Pila-Fariñas |author8=Rafael Valdés-Alberto |author9=Marlin Gutiérrez-Rivera |author10=Luis E. Ramos-Guadalupe |title=Tornado que afectó La Habana el 27 de enero de 2019 |journal=Revista Cubana de Meteorología |date=2019 |volume=25 |issue=3 |url=http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/490/767 |trans-title=Tornado that affected Havana on January 27, 2019 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Havana, Cuba tornado death toll rises with 4 killed |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article225229635.html |access-date=January 7, 2022 |agency=Miami Herald |date=January 30, 2019}} Eight people are killed and 190 are injured.{{cite web |author1=ACT Alliance |title=Cuba: Emergency response to the tornado in Havana RRF 2/2019 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-emergency-response-tornado-havana-rrf-22019 |website=ReliefWeb |access-date=January 7, 2022 |date=February 25, 2019}} Later on February 23–24, a tornado outbreak across the United States kills one{{cite web |title=Tornado touches down in north Mississippi, damages reported |url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/tornado-touches-down-in-north-mississippi-damages-reported/924537512 |website=FOX 13 Memphis |date=February 24, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901225042/https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/tornado-touches-down-in-north-mississippi-damages-reported/924537512 |url-status=dead }} and causes $1.4 billion in damages.{{cite web|title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Events|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events|website=NOAA|date=February 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}} Then, on March 3, a deadly tornado outbreak spawns 41 tornadoes. One of them, the 2019 Beauregard tornado, becomes the deadliest tornado since the 2013 Moore tornado and kills 23 people, and injures 97.{{cite web |title=Alabama Tornado the First EF4 in U.S. Since 2017; Deadliest Since Moore, Oklahoma, EF5 Tornado in 2013 {{!}} The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com |url=https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2019-03-04-first-us-ef4-tornado-since-2017-confirmed-alabama-outbreak |website=The Weather Channel |access-date=April 19, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Narramore |first1=Jen |title=Beauregard-Smiths Station (AL)-Talbotton (GA) EF4 Tornado – March 3, 2019 – Tornado Talk |date=February 24, 2020 |url=https://www.tornadotalk.com/beauregard-smiths-station-al-talbotton-ga-ef4-tornado-march-3-2019/ |access-date=April 14, 2021}} On March 31, a tornado strikes Nepal. This tornado is responsible for 28 deaths{{cite news|title=Nepal storm: At least 28 killed and hundreds injured as rescuers struggle to reach villages|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/nepal-storm-rain-bara-parsa-damage-death-toll-injured-a8848756.html/|work=The Independent|access-date=June 8, 2019}} and $800,000 in damage.{{cite news|publisher=Nepal 24 Hours|date=April 15, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019|title=Bara-Parsa Tornado Destroyed Property Worth Loss Over Rs. 90 Million: Nepal Govt. Report|url=https://www.nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819214436/https://nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/|url-status=dead}} It was later identified as the first confirmed case of a tornado in Nepal.{{cite journal|author=Smriti Mallapaty|date=April 12, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019|title=Nepali scientists record country's first tornado|journal=Nature|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01159-w|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-01159-w|pmid=32277167 |s2cid=146701694 |url-access=subscription}} Then, on April 13–15, 2019, a tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States kills three.{{cite web|url=https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-deadly-tornado-strikes-mississippi-bringing-weekend-death-toll-to-4/70007983|title=Deadly tornado strikes Mississippi, bringing weekend death toll to 3 - AccuWeather.com|website=m.accuweather.com|access-date=2019-04-14|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416123720/https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-deadly-tornado-strikes-mississippi-bringing-weekend-death-toll-to-4/70007983|url-status=dead}} A few days later, another tornado outbreak tied for Mississippi's largest tornado outbreak,{{cite web|title=April 18 Mississippi tornado count now at 44, ties record|url=https://wreg.com/2019/04/30/april-18-mississippi-tornado-count-now-at-44-ties-record/|publisher=WREG News|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019}} As the squall line tracked east, numerous reports of damaging wind gusts were received across the Southeast United States.{{cite web|title=SPC Storm Reports for 04/18/19|url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/190418_rpts.html|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2019|location=Norman, Oklahoma}} and also became Virginia's third largest outbreak in a single day.{{cite web|author=Vernon Freeman Jr.|title=15 tornadoes touched down in Virginia during outbreak on Good Friday|url=https://wtvr.com/2019/04/22/15-tornadoes-touched-down-in-virginia-during-outbreak-on-good-friday/|publisher=WTVR News|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 26, 2019}} In the second half of May, the United States experienced a record breaking tornado outbreak sequence.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-midwest-tornadoes-ohio-indiana-20190528-story.html|title=Record for tornado activity tied as twisters leave trail of destruction across Ohio, Indiana|first=Angie Wang, John Minchillo and Kantele|last=Franko|website=chicagotribune.com|date=May 28, 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/may-2019-could-be-historic-month-for-tornadoes-after-unprecedented-twister-streak-finally-ends-at-13-days/70008393 |title=May 2019 could be historic month for tornadoes after unprecedented twister streak finally ends at 13 days |first=Amanda |last=Schmidt |orig-date=May 30, 2019 |date=July 13, 2019 |website=www.accuweather.com}} On June 29, a rare hybrid tornado struck Allen, South Dakota.{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Jon |title=A surprise photogenic tornado in southwest South Dakota on June 29, 2019 |url=https://davieswx.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-surprise-photogenic-tornado-in.html |website=Jon Davies Severe Weather Notes |access-date=January 26, 2020 |date=July 1, 2019}} A few months later, an EF3 tornado in Dallas became the costliest tornado in Texas history.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Fort Worth, Texas|title=Texas Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=856409|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2019|access-date=January 21, 2020}}{{cite web|title=SPC Storm Reports for 10/20/19|url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/191020_rpts.html|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|date=October 20, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2020}} In November, another tornado outbreak caused a fatality in the Southeastern US. The death was due to an EF2 in Louisiana.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tallahassee, Florida|title=Alabama Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=857862|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2019|access-date=February 20, 2020}} The last major tornado outbreak of the year occurs on December 16–17, 2019, which cause 3 deaths, plus one non-tornadic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/deep-south-tornadoes-3-killed-alabama-louisiana-storms-slam-region-officials-say/CERA4K3FHRBPHETEWDRPH2FBK4/|title=Southeast tornadoes: 4 killed in Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky after storms slam region|last=|first=|date=December 17, 2019|website=WSB-TV|via=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

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=Tropical cyclones=

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As the year began, five tropical cyclones that formed in 2018 were still active. Cyclone Penny was moving over Queensland,{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/Penny-2019.shtml | title=Tropical Cyclone Penny - Queensland Regional Office | access-date=2023-10-29}} Cyclone Mona was developing in the eastern Australian region, a tropical depression and a tropical disturbance was in the South Pacific,{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2019/summ2018-2019.htm|title = Southern Hemisphere 2018–2019 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}} and Tropical Storm Pabuk was in the South China Sea.{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2018365N08115|title = IBTrACS – International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}}

In the south-west Indian Ocean, there were 14 tropical cyclones, including several powerful cyclones.{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2020/summ2019-2020.htm|title = Southern Hemisphere 2019–2020 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}} Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique in March and caused widespread flooding across southeast Africa. The cyclone killed at least 1,297 people, becoming one of the deadliest recorded tropical cyclones in Africa,{{cite web |last1=Funes |first1=Yessenia |title=Cyclone Idai Poised to Become Southern Hemisphere's Deadliest Tropical Storm, With More Than 1,000 Feared Dead |date=March 19, 2019 |url=https://earther.gizmodo.com/cyclone-idai-poised-to-become-southern-hemisphere-s-dea-1833406709 |publisher=Earther |access-date=March 20, 2019}}{{cite news|author=Alan Yuhas|newspaper=New York Times|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=March 19, 2019|title=Cyclone Idai May Be 'One of the Worst' Disasters in the Southern Hemisphere|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/world/africa/cyclone-idai-mozambique.html}}{{cite web|author=Zenaida Machado|publisher=Human Rights Watch|date=April 3, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2019|title=Thousands Missing in Mozambique Following Cyclone Idai|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/03/thousands-missing-mozambique-following-cyclone-idai}}{{EM-DAT}} with a damage total of over US$2 billion, the costliest cyclone on record in the basin.{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cyclone-idai-damages-estimated-2-billion-world-bank-151558889.html|title=Cyclone Idai damages estimated at $2 billion: World Bank|publisher=Yahoo Finance|date=April 12, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/africa/1596668/cyclone-idai-death-toll-passes-1000-with-damage-to-cost-billions/|title=One month later: Cyclone Idai's devastation by the numbers|author=Lynsey Chutel|publisher=Quartz Africa|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019}} In April, Cyclone Kenneth struck northern Mozambique as the most intense storm on record to hit the country. It killed 52 people in the Comoros and Mozambique.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/africa/cyclone-kenneth-mozambique-evacuation-intl/index.html|title=Cyclone Kenneth: Thousands evacuated as Mozambique is hit with the strongest storm in its history|author=Brandon Miller|publisher=Cable News Network|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=April 25, 2019}}{{cite report |title=Global Catastrophe Recap April 2019 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20190508-analytics-if-april-global-recap.pdf |website=AON Benfield |access-date=May 17, 2019}} In December, Cyclone Ambali attained 10 minute winds of 220 km/h (140 mph) after the most significant rapid deepening events ever recorded in the southern hemisphere.{{cite web |title=Cyclone 03-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saisons-passees/2019-2020/dirre/AMBALI|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=September 16, 2021 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-12-05-indian-ocean-dipole-el-nino-tropical-cyclone|title=Three Tropical Cyclones Lurked Near Africa this Week and One Set a Rapid Intensification Record|last=Belles|first=Jonathan|date=December 7, 2019|work=The Weather Channel|publisher=TWC Product and Technology LLC|access-date=December 7, 2019}}{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=#Ambali has intensified by a whopping 115 mph in the past 24 hours – the most rapid intensification in a 24-hour period by a Southern Hemisphere named storm on record (since 1980) – breaking the old record of 110 mph in 24 hours set by Ernie in 2017. #hurricane #cyclone|website=Twitter|access-date=December 5, 2019|date=December 5, 2019|number=1202788252408672256}} In the Australian region, there were 15 tropical cyclones, including Cyclone Veronica, which caused A$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) in damage when it struck Western Australia.{{cite web| url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/veronica.shtml | access-date=2023-10-29 | title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Veronica}} There were 11 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean during the year. In the south Atlantic Ocean, there was a rare short-lived tropical storm – Iba – which formed in March off the coast of Brazil.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/03/26/scientists-once-thought-tropical-cyclones-were-impossible-south-atlantic-another-one-just-formed/ |title=Scientists once thought tropical cyclones were impossible in the South Atlantic. Another one just formed. |date=March 28, 2019 |orig-date=2019-03-26 |author1=Matthew Cappucci |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}{{WaPoCheckDates}}

In the north-west Pacific Ocean, there were 49 tropical cyclones that formed after Pabuk.{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2020/summ2019.htm|title=Northern Hemisphere 2019 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}} In August, Typhoon Lekima killed 105 people and caused CN¥65.37 billion (US$9.26 billion) in damage when it struck southeastern China.{{cite news|last=Macairan|first=Evelyn|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/08/05/1940720/death-toll-iloilo-sea-tragedy-hits-31|title=Death toll in Iloilo sea tragedy hits 31|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019}}{{cite news|author=王長鼎|url=https://udn.com/news/story/11311/3980466|script-title=zh:利奇馬風災2死15傷 8萬戶停電|language=zh|publisher=United Daily News|date=August 10, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019}}{{cite conference|pages=1–2|conference=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee|title=Member Report: China|author=CMA|publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee|url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/14IWS/docs/Members%20REport/CHina/MEMBER%20REPORT_China_modified_20191114.pdf|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|conference-url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/13IWS/index13IWS.html}}{{cite web|url=https://www.weibo.com/1763864272/I2Q8QDqUP?type=comment#_rnd1566919210085|script-title=zh:利奇马酿成我国近年来最严重台风灾害|language=zh|publisher=中国气象爱好者|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|title=Sina Visitor System}} Also in August, Typhoon Faxai struck Japan, causing US$10 billion in damage, followed less than two months later by Typhoon Hagibis, which hit Tokyo. Hagibis killed 98 people and caused US$15 billion in damage.{{cite report |title=Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |website=AON Benfield |access-date=January 23, 2020 |date=January 22, 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Hagibis death toll at 86 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191024_35/ |publisher=NHK World News |access-date=October 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025043417/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191024_35/ |archive-date=October 25, 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://japantoday.com/category/national/Abe-visits-typhoon-hit-areas-emperor's-parade-to-be-postponed-until-Nov-10 |title=Abe visits typhoon-hit areas; emperor's parade to be postponed until Nov 10 |last=Lies |first=Elaine |date=October 17, 2019 |website=Japan Today |access-date=October 17, 2019}} In the North Indian Ocean, there were 12 tropical cyclones, including Cyclone Pabuk, which moved from the South China Sea into the Bay of Bengal in early January. The season's strongest storm was Cyclone Kyarr in October, which attained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph) in the Arabian Sea.{{cite report|title=Super Cyclonic Storm 'Kyarr' over the Arabian Sea (24th October – 02nd November 2019): Summary|publisher=India Meteorological Department|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/preliminary-report/kyarr.pdf|access-date=June 6, 2020}} Also during the season, Cyclone Fani struck eastern India, killing 89 people and causing US$8.1 billion in damage.{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half of 2019 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20190723-analytics-if-1h-global-report.pdf |publisher=Aon Benfield |access-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812000713/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20190723-analytics-if-1h-global-report.pdf |url-status=dead }}

In the north Atlantic Ocean, there were 18 tropical cyclones and two subtropical cyclones. In September, Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm on record to hit The Bahamas, with 1 minute sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h). Dorian devastated the country as it moved slowly through the island group, causing US$3.4 billion in damage and at least 74 deaths, with hundreds missing.{{cite report|author=Lixion Avila, Stacy Stewart, Robbie Berg, and Andrew Hagen|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=April 20, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2020|title=Hurricane Dorian (AL052019)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052019_Dorian.pdf}} In September, Tropical Storm Imelda moved ashore southeastern Texas and left US$5 billion in damage after dropping {{convert|43.15|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall.{{cite web |title=2010–2019: A landmark decade of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters |url=https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/2010-2019-landmark-decade-us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=January 8, 2020}}{{cite report|last1=Latto |first1=Andy |last2=Berg |first2=Robbie |title=Tropical Storm Imelda |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112019_Imelda.pdf |type=Tropical Cyclone Report |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=February 1, 2021 |location=Miami, Florida |date=February 7, 2020}} Also in September, Hurricane Lorenzo attained 1 minute sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Lorenzo capsized a ship, the Bourbon Rhode, killing 11 crew members, and the storm later struck the Azores, causing €330 million (US$367 million) in damage.{{cite web| author=David A. Zelinsky|date=December 16, 2019| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Lorenzo| access-date=2019-12-17| url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL132019_Lorenzo}}| agency=NOAA| format=PDF |publisher=National Hurricane Center}}{{cite news|url=https://www.jn.pt/local/noticias/acores-grupo-oriental/ponta-delgada/furacao-lorenzo-provocou-prejuizos-de-330-milhoes-de-euros-11405185.html|title=Furacão "Lorenzo" provocou prejuízos de 330 milhões de euros|language=pt|publisher=Jornal de Notícias|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2019}} In the north-east Pacific Ocean, there were 21 tropical cyclones.

Timeline

This is a timeline of weather events during 2019. Please note that entries might cross between months, however, all entries are listed by the month they started with an exception for Tropical Storm Pabuk which was ongoing when 2019 began. Dates listed in parentheses mean the start and end dates are not specifically listed in the articles.

=January=

=February=

  • February 18 – March 2 – Typhoon Wutip, also known as Tropical Depression Betty, caused $3.3 million (2019 USD) in damage across Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • February 23 – An EF3 tornado in Mississippi kills one person and injured 19 others.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Jackson, Mississippi|title=Mississippi Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=799239|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2019|access-date=May 22, 2019}}

=March=

=April=

  • April 4–6 – The Goseong Fire kills two people, injured 30 others, burned 1,307 acres, and caused $4.6 million (2019 USD) in damage in South Korea.
  • April 10–14 – A blizzard in the United States caused over 139,000 power outages and had wind gusts as high as 107 mph (172 km/h) at Pueblo West, Colorado.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2019-04-08-winter-storm-wesley-plains-blizzard-april|title=Winter Storm Wesley Prompts Blizzard Warnings in the Plains and Upper Midwest|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}
  • April 13 – An EF3 tornado in China kills one person and injured five others.
  • April 13–15 – A tornado outbreak in the United States kills nine people (3 tornadic and 6 non-tornadic) and injured 65 others from 71 tornadoes.{{cite web|author=Amanda Schmidt, Kevin Byrne|title=2 young brothers among 9 killed in destructive tornado outbreak across southern, mid-Atlantic US|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-deadly-tornado-strikes-mississippi-bringing-weekend-death-toll-to-4/70007983|publisher=AccuWeather|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019}}
  • April 17–19 – A tornado outbreak in the South Central and Southeastern United States kills four people (all non-tornadic) from 96 tornadoes.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
  • April 21–29 – Cyclone Kenneth kills 52 people and caused $188 million (2019 USD) in damage across Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte, northern Madagascar, northern Mozambique, southern Tanzania, and Malawi.
  • April 26 – May 5 – Cyclone Fani kills 89 people and caused $8.1 billion (2019 USD) in damage across Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, East India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Cyclone Fani became the worst tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Odisha since 1999.
  • April 30 – An EF3 wedge tornado in Oklahoma kills two people and injured nine others.

=May=

=June=

=July=

  • July 3 – An EF4 Stovepipe tornado in China kills six people and injured 190 others.
  • July 11–19 – Hurricane Barry kills two people and caused $600 million (2019 USD) in damage across the United States and Canada. Hurricane Barry was the wettest tropical cyclone on record in Arkansas and the fourth-wettest in Louisiana.
  • July 14 – With a low of {{convert|84|F|C}}, Miami set a record for their warmest night on record.[https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2019-07-16-miami-tied-all-time-record-warm-low-temperature Most Miserable Weather Record Ever? Miami Just Tied Its Warmest Night of All-Time], The Weather Channel, July 16, 2019
  • July 14–21 – Tropical Storm Danas kills six people and caused $6.4 million (2019 USD) in damage across the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
  • July 28 – A F2 tornado in Italy kills one person. This tornado was part of a small 11 tornado outbreak in Europe.
  • July 30 – August 4 – Tropical Storm Wipha kills 27 people and caused $76.8 million (2019 USD) in damage across South China, Vietnam, and Laos.
  • July (31)–August (8) – Floods in Vadodara killed 8 people.

=August=

=September=

=October=

  • October 1–3 – A rare, record breaking October heatwave hits the Eastern US. Some places, like Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi, soar above {{convert|100|F|C}} for the first time in October. Several other locations in the Southeast tied or set monthly record highs on 3 consecutive days. Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Delaware, Tennessee, Maryland and Washington DC break their monthly record high for October, which was also tied in New Jersey, New York and Kentucky. The hottest state was Alabama, which hit {{convert|105|F|C}}. The Northeast's cooldown was more abrupt then the Southeast, as by October 3, temperatures in LaGuardia Airport dropped from {{convert|95|F|C}} (where the state monthly high was tied), down to {{convert|55|F|C}}.[https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Eastern-US-Roasts-All-Time-Record-Heat-October Eastern U.S. Roasts in All-Time Record Heat for October], Weather Underground, October 4, 2019 Raleigh saw their hottest temperature of the year and their latest in season temperatures above {{convert|100|F|C}}.{{cite web| url=https://twitter.com/NCSCO/status/1179824585467813888 | title=NC Climate Office on X | access-date=2023-10-29}}
  • October 4–22 – Typhoon Hagibis, known in Japan as Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon, kills 98 people with 7 missing and caused $15 billion (2019 USD) in damage across the Mariana Islands, Japan, Russia, Alaska. Typhoon Hagibis became the costliest Pacific typhoon in recorded history (when unadjusted for inflation), the strongest typhoon to strike mainland Japan in decades, the deadliest typhoon to strike Japan since 1979, and one of the largest typhoons ever recorded, with a peak gale-force diameter of 825 nautical miles.
  • October 18–21 – Tropical Storm Nestor kills three people and caused $150 million (2019 USD) in damage across Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Southeastern United States.
  • October 20–22 – A tornado outbreak in the South Central and Southeastern United States caused $2 billion (2019 USD) in damage from 36 tornadoes.[https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/severe-weather/10-tornadoes-in-north-texas-caused-an-estimated-2-billion-in-damage-insurers-say/287-15909474-631f-41e9-b91b-612d2b0881c8 10 tornadoes in North Texas caused an estimated $2 billion in damage, insurers say], ABC, October 24, 2019
  • October 20 – An EF 3 tornado in Texas during the Tornado outbreak of October 20–22 caused $1.55 billion (2019 USD) in damage across its 15.76 mi (25.36 km) path, making this the costliest tornado event in Texas history.
  • October 25–26 – According to Japan Meteorological Agency official confirmed report, a heavy massive rain, following flash flood hit in around Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, A Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, 13 persons died and 13 persons were injured,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
  • October 25–27 – Tropical Storm Olga kills two people and caused $400 million (2019 USD) in damage across the Central United States and the Great Lakes region.
  • October 25–29 – Hurricane Pablo caused damage across the British Isles, Portugal (Azores, Madeira), and France and became the farthest east-forming hurricane in the North Atlantic tropical cyclone basin on record.
  • October 28 – November 11 – Tropical Storm Matmo and Cyclone Bulbul kill 43 people and caused a combined damage total of $3.54 billion (2019 USD) across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Eastern India, and Bangladesh. Cyclone Bulbul is only the second storm to make landfall on Bangladesh as a Category 1 hurricane-equivalent cyclone, the first being another Cyclone in October 1960.

=November=

=December=

  • December 2–14 – Cyclone Belna kills nine people and caused over $25 million (2019 USD) in damage across Seychelles, Mayotte, Comoros, and Madagascar.
  • December 16–17 – A tornado outbreak across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia kills four people (3 tornadic and 1 non-tornadic) and injured more than 14 others from 40 tornadoes.
  • December 18 - During an extreme heatwave, Australia recorded its hottest ever day, with the national average temperature reaching {{convert|41.9|C}}. This broke the record set only a day prior, when the average temperature reached {{convert|40.9|C}}. {{cite news |title=Australia all-time temperature record broken again |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50837025 |access-date=19 December 2019 |date=19 December 2019}}
  • December 19–29 – Typhoon Phanfone, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ursula kills 50 people with 55 missing and caused $67.2 million (2019 USD) in damage across the Caroline Islands and the Philippines.
  • December 19 – A snow squall on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania caused 2 deaths.[https://www.foxnews.com/us/snow-squall-nyc-pennsylvania-pileup-interstate-80-weather-winter Snow squall sweeps into NYC, triggers deadly pileup on Pennsylvania interstate], Fox News, December 19, 2019 The same snow squall forced Interstate 390 to close as well.[https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/12/18/rochester-ny-weather-snow-band-moving-across-monroe-county-travel-conditions/2685770001/ 390 South reopens in Henrietta after multiple accidents force closure], Democrat Chronicle, December 18, 2019
  • December 23, 2019 – January 2, 2020 – Cyclone Sarai kills two people and caused $2.3 million (2019 USD) in damage across Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, and the Cook Islands.

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