Weather of 2023

This is a list of weather events considered to be the most significant during 2023, in which reliable sources, surveys or academic assessments consider criteria such as, but not limited to: how impactful the event was, how deadly the event was, the impact on science, or other specific criteria. These events may be referred to as most important, most iconic, most significant, or the worst—but they are all considered key events in meteorology during the year.

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The following listed different types of special weather conditions worldwide.

{{See also|2022–23 North American winter|2023–24 North American winter}}

In January, a cold snap in Afghanistan killed at least 166 people and more than 80,000 livestock.{{cite news |date=2023-01-25 |title=Severe cold wave kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/severe-cold-wave-kills-more-than-150-people-in-afghanistan-12044682.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Firstpost |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125135720/https://www.firstpost.com/world/severe-cold-wave-kills-more-than-150-people-in-afghanistan-12044682.html |url-status=live }} A national low temperature was set in Mohe City, China at {{convert|-53.0|C|F}}, on January 23.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/record-cold-china-snowstorm-japan/1472719 Record-setting cold, heavy snow grip eastern Asia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126203831/https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/record-cold-china-snowstorm-japan/1472719 |date=2023-01-26 }}, AccuWeather, January 24, 2023 Two days later, snow fell in Algeria for the first time in ten years.[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230125-algeria-witnesses-rare-snowfall/ Algeria witnesses rare snowfall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126204213/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230125-algeria-witnesses-rare-snowfall/ |date=2023-01-26 }}, Middle East Monitor, January 25, 2023 In late January, an ice storm impacted the southern portion of the Great Plains, leading to closures on interstates 10, 30, 35W, and 40 after numerous car accidents being reported.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Hannah |last2=Davies • • |first2=Samantha |date=2023-01-31 |title=Crashes, Traffic Issues on Icy Roads Across North Texas Amid Winter Storm |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/traffic/crashes-traffic-issues-on-icy-roads-across-north-texas-amid-winter-storm/3182373/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Deadly ice storm cripples Texas with worst yet to come for South |url=https://news.yahoo.com/crippling-ice-storm-turns-deadly-145046936.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202034731/https://news.yahoo.com/crippling-ice-storm-turns-deadly-145046936.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-02-02 |access-date=2025-03-28 }}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=IH-10 eastbound reopened after multi-vehicle pileup crash in Jeff Davis County |url=https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ih-10-eastbound-lane-closed-after-multi-vehicle-pileup-crash-in-jeff-davis-county/513-10f6dde4-6f5b-4e11-8aa9-a3d1f3978bd1 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=newswest9.com |language=en-US}} {{Convert|0.8|in|cm|abbr=on}} of freezing rain fell near Llano, Texas, while {{Convert|0.62|in|cm|abbr=on}} of freezing rain fell west of Leander, Texas.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=How the February 2023 winter storm compares to other historical ice events in Central Texas |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/weather/historical-ice-events-across-austin/269-f044416f-3cfa-4393-8c42-0ec070d19ef0 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=kvue.com |language=en-US}} Dallas, Texas set a daily snowfall record on January 31, at {{Convert|1.3|in|cm|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Bethany |date=2023-02-01 |title=Ice, Thunder Sleet, and Cancellations as North Texas Settles Into Winter Weather |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/01/ice-thunder-sleet-and-cancellations-as-north-texas-heads-into-day-2-of-winter-weather/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=D Magazine |language=en-US}} In early February, extremely cold temperatures made it into the Northeast, following an arctic front moving in by February 2. The front brought dangerously low wind chills to much of the region, with snow showers and snow squalls being reported. By February 3-4, temperature readings went down to the single digits above zero, with the lowest being {{Convert|-10|F|C|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|-20|F|C|abbr=on}}. On February 4, Albany, New York saw a record low {{Convert|-13|F|C|abbr=on}}, while a record low of {{Convert|-24|F|C|abbr=on}} was set at Glens Falls, New York.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=February 3-4, 2023 Arctic Cold |url=https://www.weather.gov/aly/February_3-4_2023_Arctic_Cold |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}} Also on February 4, Boston experienced a temperature of {{Convert|-10|F|C|abbr=on}}, smashing the February 4 record of {{Convert|-2|F|C|abbr=on}} set in 1886.{{Cite web |last=StormTeam 5 |date=2023-01-31 |title=Record lows set on Friday, Saturday as arctic air blankets region |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/dangerous-cold-feb-4-2023-boston-massachusetts-weather/42712533 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=WCVB |language=en}} Portland, Maine had a record-cold wind chill of {{Convert|-45|F|C|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Polar vortex arrives in New England, setting some new temperature records |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/weather/weather-blog/polar-vortex-arrives-in-maine-saturday-february-4-breaking-some-cold-weather-records/97-8e75e1ee-afda-4f67-863f-6b1bfa637094 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}} On Mount Washington's summit in New Hampshire, the wind chill hit {{Convert|-108|F|C|abbr=on}}, the coldest ever recorded in the United States, with an air temperature of {{Convert|-46|F|C|abbr=on}} combined with wind speeds of {{Convert|97|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Pulver |first=Dinah Voyles |title=Mount Washington wind chill: New Hampshire summit fell to minus 108 F, likely lowest recorded |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/02/04/mount-washington-wind-chill-new-hampshire-summit-minus-108-f/11185558002/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} In early March, a massive snowstorm in Arizona led to many pileups, with interstates 17, 40, and U.S. 93 closing down. Between {{Convert|20|in|cm|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|30|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow fell in Arizona.{{Cite web |title=Winter Storm Strands Dozens On Arizona Highways {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2023-03-02-winter-storm-arizona-interstates-highways-closed-drivers-stranded |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}} The storm later moved to the Northeast, with snow emergencies being issued in the Albany metropolitan area and near Pittsfield, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |author=WRGB Staff |date=2023-03-03 |title=Snow emergencies for March's first weekend storm |url=https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/snow-emergencies-for-march-3-4-storm |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=WRGB |language=en}} {{Convert|7.8|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow fell in Albany as a result of the winter storm.{{Cite web |title=slapointewx.com March 3-4, 2023 Moderate to Heavy Snow Storm |url=https://slapointewx.com/wrgb/weather_historical_daily/2023/March3_4_Snow.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=slapointewx.com}} Later in March, a nor'easter hit New England between March 12–15, with 270,000 individuals losing power,{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Storms cause havoc on U.S. coasts as nor'easter bears down on New England |url=https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2023-03-14/storms-cause-havoc-on-u-s-coasts-as-noreaster-bears-down-on-new-england |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Boise State Public Radio |language=en}} low visibility leading to over 200 car crashes, and a temporary shutdown of Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.{{Cite web |last=Fortin • • |first=Matt |date=2023-03-14 |title=Slick Road Conditions Lead to 200 Crashes in New England, Temporary I-93 Shutdown in NH |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/slick-road-conditions-low-visibility-reported-on-new-england-highways/2995686/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=NBC Boston |language=en-US}} {{Convert|32.3|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow fell in Hunter, New York,{{Cite web |last=Margavage |first=Mark |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Good morning from Hunter NY where the 7am measurement was 32.3” with high winds creating snow drifts as high as 7 feet. (I'm 6'0”). |url=https://x.com/MeteoMark/status/1635961498890645507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635961498890645507%7Ctwgr%5E3fc0d38359201ddcc5fe48ed57f684452bde703f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fweather.com%2Fstorms%2Fwinter%2Fnews%2F2023-03-13-noreaster-forecast-winter-storm-sage-northeast-winter-storm}} with the highest total recorded at {{Convert|42.1|in|cm|abbr=on}} near Readsboro, Vermont.{{Cite web |title=Winter Storm Sage Recap {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2023-03-13-noreaster-forecast-winter-storm-sage-northeast-winter-storm |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}} In early April, a massive blizzard hit the Great Plains, with blizzard warnings stretching {{Convert|800|mi|km|abbr=on}}, from Wyoming to Minnesota.{{Cite web |last=Yablonski |first=Steven |date=2023-04-04 |title=April blizzard dumps feet of snow in Plains, Upper Midwest |url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/midwest-plains-blizzard-april-2023 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=FOX Weather |language=en-US}} Casper, Wyoming set a record of a one-day and two-day record for snowfall, at {{Convert|26.7|in|cm|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|37.4|in|cm|abbr=on}}, with Atlantic City recording {{Convert|48.8|in|cm}} of snow.{{Cite web |title=Casper Sets One-Day and Two-Day Snowfall Record And There's Still Time To Break All-Time Snow Amount |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/04/06/casper-sets-one-day-and-two-day-snowfall-record-and-theres-still-time-to-break-all-time-snow-amount/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Cowboy State Daily |language=en}} Kenora, Ontario saw {{Convert|27.2|cm|in|abbr=on}} of snow, setting the snowfall record for April 5.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Tim |title=Kenora sets snowfall record for April 5th |url=https://kenoraonline.com/2023/04/06/kenora-sets-snowfall-record-for-april-5th/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Kenora Online |language=en}} Salt Lake City saw a record cold high, at only {{Convert|33|F|C|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Geboy |first=Thomas |date=April 5, 2023 |title=April snowstorm exits Utah leaving behind big totals |url=https://www.abc4.com/weather/april-snowstorm-exits-utah-leaving-behind-big-totals/ |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=ABC 4}} Between May 1–2, Marquette, Michigan received {{Convert|26.2|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow, with {{Convert|19.8|in|cm|abbr=on}} falling on May 1, which is the greatest calendar snowfall for the month of May for Michigan. In addition, a snow depth of {{Convert|20|in|cm|abbr=on}} was recorded on the morning of May 2, shattering records for snow depth in the month of May.{{Cite web |last=Haddad |first=Ken |date=2023-05-03 |title=Snowstorm shatters May weather records in Michigan's Upper Peninsula |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2023/05/03/snowstorm-shatters-may-weather-records-in-michigans-upper-peninsula/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=WDIV |language=en}}

{{Main|Heat waves of 2023}}

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Starting in April 2023, a record-breaking heat wave in Asia has affected multiple countries, including India, China, Laos and Thailand.{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Stuti |date=2023-04-20 |title=One in three people on the planet hit by 'monster Asian heatwave' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/asia-heatwave-india-china-thailand-b2323666.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423095452/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/asia-heatwave-india-china-thailand-b2323666.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Ratcliffe |first1=Rebecca |last2=Ellis-Petersen |first2=Hannah |date=2023-04-19 |title=Severe heatwave engulfs Asia causing deaths and forcing schools to close |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2023/apr/19/severe-heatwave-asia-deaths-schools-close-india-china |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419113154/https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2023/apr/19/severe-heatwave-asia-deaths-schools-close-india-china |url-status=live }} In the Western Mediterranean region, starting in Northern Africa, there was a three-day heatwave from April 26 to 28. The temperature reached up to {{Convert|40|C|F|abbr=on}} in parts of Morocco and Algeria. On April 27, at Córdoba Airport in Spain, the temperature reached {{Convert|38.8|C|F|abbr=on}}, breaking the previous April record of {{Convert|38.6|C|F|abbr=on}} set in Elche. Additionally, this marked the hottest temperature recorded in all of Europe in the month of April.{{Cite web |last=Tandon |first=Ayesha |date=2023-05-05 |title=Western-Mediterranean heatwave 'almost impossible' without climate change |url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/western-mediterranean-heatwave-almost-impossible-without-climate-change/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Carbon Brief |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Duff |first=Renee |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Europe just recorded its highest April temperature on record amid a scorching heat wave |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/europe-just-recorded-its-highest-april-temperature-on-record-amid-a-scorching-heat-wave/1519551 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |website=AccuWeather}} Other parts of Spain had very high temperatures, with Mora reaching {{Convert|36.9|C|F|abbr=on}}.{{Cite journal |last=Lemus-Canovas |first=Marc |last2=Insua-Costa |first2=Damián |last3=Trigo |first3=Ricardo M. |last4=Miralles |first4=Diego G. |date=2024-01-23 |title=Record-shattering 2023 Spring heatwave in western Mediterranean amplified by long-term drought |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-024-00569-6 |journal=npj Climate and Atmospheric Science |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=1–8 |doi=10.1038/s41612-024-00569-6 |issn=2397-3722|hdl=1854/LU-01HTQG47G6C149T74SPYZ0T8JZ |hdl-access=free }}

{{Main|Tornadoes of 2023|List of Canadian tornadoes in 2023}}{{See also|2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado}}An early-season tornado outbreak in the Southern United States was responsible for eight deaths and 53 injuries.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Tornado Outbreak of January 12, 2023 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01122023 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.weather.gov |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405010930/https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01122023 |url-status=live }} On January 24, an EF3 tornado struck Deer Park, Texas, causing a tornado emergency.{{Cite web |last=Chron |first=Dan Carson |date=2023-01-24 |title=Live updates: Tornado causes 'extensive' damage in Deer Park |url=https://www.chron.com/weather/article/texas-storm-tornado-watch-17738403.php |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Chron |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326080644/https://www.chron.com/weather/article/texas-storm-tornado-watch-17738403.php |url-status=live }} A storm complex in late February caused several tornadoes including a tornado that hit Cheyenne, Oklahoma, that killed one.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=The Severe Weather and Tornado Outbreak of February 26, 2023 |url=https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20230226 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.weather.gov |language=en-US |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042024/https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20230226 |url-status=live }} A rare tornado near Taif, Saudi Arabia killed one person and injured one more.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title="عكاظ" تقف على موقع إعصار الطائف وترصد الأضرار |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/news/local/2128782 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.okaz.com.sa |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410182316/https://www.okaz.com.sa/news/local/2128782 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Researcher |first1=Teo Blašković |last2=journalist |last3=watchers.news |date=2023-03-14 |title=Large tornado hits Taif, Saudi Arabia |url=https://watchers.news/2023/03/14/large-tornado-hits-taif-saudi-arabia/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The Watchers |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314101416/https://watchers.news/2023/03/14/large-tornado-hits-taif-saudi-arabia/ |url-status=live }} Two separate tornado outbreaks between March 24–March 27 and March 31–April 1 caused 58 deaths and two EF4 tornadoes in the U.S.{{Cite web |last=Brink |first=Jennifer Gray,Haley |date=2023-04-08 |title=Why severe weather this year has been so destructive and deadly |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/08/weather/severe-weather-tornado-deaths-climate/index.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410182306/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/08/weather/severe-weather-tornado-deaths-climate/index.html |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Tropical cyclones in 2023}}{{expand section|date=January 2023}}

The first named tropical cyclone of the year was Cyclone Hale, which caused minimal damage and one death in New Zealand as an extratropical cyclone.{{Cite news |author1=Finlay Dunseath |author2=Gianina Schwanecke |author3=Piers Fuller |date=2023-01-26 |title=Gisborne council tight-lipped after meeting over safety at slash-covered beach after death of child |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/gisborne/300792573/gisborne-council-tightlipped-after-meeting-over-safety-at-slashcovered-beach-after-death-of-child |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Stuff |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202224914/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/gisborne/300792573/gisborne-council-tightlipped-after-meeting-over-safety-at-slashcovered-beach-after-death-of-child |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |author1=Hanna McCallum |author2=Conor Knell |date=2023-01-11 |title=Cyclone Hale moves on, but relief may only be temporary |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/130953555/cyclone-hale-moves-on-but-relief-may-only-be-temporary |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Stuff |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111160835/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/130953555/cyclone-hale-moves-on-but-relief-may-only-be-temporary |url-status=live }} Later in January, Cyclone Cheneso killed at least 33 people in Madagascar and left 20 missing. In addition, it damaged over 13,000 houses and 18 medical centers.{{Cite web |title=Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone CHENESO, update (GDACS, BNGRCMID, MeteoMadagascar, EMSR645) (ECHO Daily Flash of 01 February 2023) - Madagascar |website=ReliefWeb |date=February 2023 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-cheneso-update-gdacs-bngrcmid-meteomadagascar-emsr645-echo-daily-flash-01-february-2023 |access-date=2023-02-02 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201134256/https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-cheneso-update-gdacs-bngrcmid-meteomadagascar-emsr645-echo-daily-flash-01-february-2023 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone CHENESO, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, Meteo Madagascar, Copernicus EMSR645, BNGRC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 January 2023) - Madagascar |website=ReliefWeb |date=January 27, 2023 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-cheneso-update-gdacs-meteo-france-la-reunion-meteo-madagascar-copernicus-emsr645-bngrc-echo-daily-flash-27-january-2023 |access-date=2023-02-02 |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128045141/https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-cheneso-update-gdacs-meteo-france-la-reunion-meteo-madagascar-copernicus-emsr645-bngrc-echo-daily-flash-27-january-2023 |url-status=live }}

In February, Cyclone Freddy formed on February 4 and lasted until March 14, making it the longest lived tropical cyclone on record, surpassing Hurricane John of 1994,{{cite news |last=Cappucci |first=Matthew |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Deadly cyclone Freddy has become Earth's longest-lived tropical storm |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/cyclone-freddy-indian-ocean-hurricane/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/cyclone-freddy-indian-ocean-hurricane/ |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=March 7, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} tracking across the entire Indian Ocean, the first to do so since Hudah and Leon-Eline in 2000.{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Freddy Breaks Records before Lashing Madagascar |url=https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/tropical-cyclone-freddy-breaks-records-lashing-madagascar |access-date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |language=en |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226120452/https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/tropical-cyclone-freddy-breaks-records-lashing-madagascar |url-status=live }} In addition, Freddy also recorded the highest accumulated cyclone energy of any tropical cyclone worldwide, at 87.01, surpassing the previous record of 85.26 by Hurricane Ioke in 2006. Freddy killed at least 1,434 people, and left 19 missing. In May, Cyclone Mocha formed and made landfall in Myanmar, killing 438 people and more than 101 missing. In June, Cyclone Biparjoy formed over the Arabian Sea and intensified into an extremely severe tropical cyclone, and made landfall in India, leaving at least 12 people dead.[https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_c85778_37.%20Tropical%20Cyclone%20Advisory%20No.%2037%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%20%2011.06.2023.pdf Tropical Cyclone Advisory 37 for North Indian Ocean issued at 0345 UTC of 11.06.2023. based on 0000 UTC of 11.06.2023] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613025802/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_c85778_37.%20Tropical%20Cyclone%20Advisory%20No.%2037%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%20%2011.06.2023.pdf |date=June 13, 2023 }} (PDF) (Report). New Delhi, India: India Meteorological Department. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023{{Cite web |title=Cyclone Biparjoy to Impact 12 Districts in Rajasthan, Including Jodhpur, Udaipur {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2023-06-13-cyclone-biparjoy-to-impact-12-rajasthan-districts-including-jodhpur |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-IN |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619112531/https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2023-06-13-cyclone-biparjoy-to-impact-12-rajasthan-districts-including-jodhpur |url-status=live }}

{{see also|2022–23 European windstorm season}}

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Cyclone Helios which formed in early February brought recorded rain and humidity to Malta from 80 years. Luqa recorded rain with a total of 140.4 millimeters. meteo.it defined it as a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone{{Cite web |title=Meteo, ciclone Helios sulla Sicilia: 10 febbraio di forte maltempo con raffiche a 100 km/h |url=https://www.meteo.it/notizie/meteo-ciclone-helios-sulla-sicilia-10-febbraio-di-forte-maltempo-con-raffiche-a-100kmh-f8915b3d |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Meteo.it |language=it |archive-date=2023-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210150335/https://www.meteo.it/notizie/meteo-ciclone-helios-sulla-sicilia-10-febbraio-di-forte-maltempo-con-raffiche-a-100kmh-f8915b3d |url-status=live }} as it dissipated on February 11.{{Cite web |title=BWK-FU-Berlin |website=wetterpate.de |url=https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20230211.gif |access-date=2023-02-17 |archive-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212043144/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20230211.gif |url-status=live }} Storm Otto, also known as Storm Ulf, brought high winds to the United Kingdom, Norway, and Germany. The highest wind gust was recorded in Cairngorms, UK, at 193 km/h (120 mph).

{{Main|Wildfires of 2023}}

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Over 100 wildfires have been confirmed in Alberta, Canada, and 13,000 people have been evacuated.{{Cite news |last=Ives |first=Mike |date=2023-05-06 |title=More Than 13,000 Are Evacuated as Wildfires Burn in Western Canada |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/canada/wildfire-western-canada-evacuation.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506114920/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/canada/wildfire-western-canada-evacuation.html |url-status=live }} The 2023 Hawaii wildfires killed over 110 people in the town on Lahaina, Hawaii.

This is a timeline of weather events during 2023.

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In January 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration documented 30 weather-related fatalities and 162 weather-related injuries in the United States and Territories of the United States.{{cite web |title=Storm Event Database - January 2023 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DI&statefips=-999%2CALL&eventType=%28Z%29+Astronomical+Low+Tide&eventType=%28Z%29+Avalanche&eventType=%28Z%29+Blizzard&eventType=%28Z%29+Coastal+Flood&eventType=%28Z%29+Cold%2FWind+Chill&eventType=%28Z%29+Debris+Flow&eventType=%28Z%29+Dense+Fog&eventType=%28Z%29+Dense+Smoke&eventType=%28Z%29+Drought&eventType=%28C%29+Dust+Devil&eventType=%28Z%29+Dust+Storm&eventType=%28Z%29+Excessive+Heat&eventType=%28Z%29+Extreme+Cold%2FWind+Chill&eventType=%28C%29+Flash+Flood&eventType=%28Z%29+Flood&eventType=%28Z%29+Freezing+Fog&eventType=%28Z%29+Frost%2FFreeze&eventType=%28C%29+Funnel+Cloud&eventType=%28C%29+Hail&eventType=%28Z%29+Heat&eventType=%28C%29+Heavy+Rain&eventType=%28Z%29+Heavy+Snow&eventType=%28Z%29+High+Surf&eventType=%28Z%29+High+Wind&eventType=%28Z%29+Hurricane+%28Typhoon%29&eventType=%28Z%29+Ice+Storm&eventType=%28Z%29+Lake-Effect+Snow&eventType=%28Z%29+Lakeshore+Flood&eventType=%28C%29+Lightning&eventType=%28Z%29+Marine+Hail&eventType=%28Z%29+Marine+High+Wind&eventType=%28Z%29+Marine+Strong+Wind&eventType=%28Z%29+Marine+Thunderstorm+Wind&eventType=%28Z%29+Rip+Current&eventType=%28Z%29+Seiche&eventType=%28Z%29+Sleet&eventType=%28Z%29+Sneakerwave&eventType=%28Z%29+Storm+Surge%2FTide&eventType=%28Z%29+Strong+Wind&eventType=%28C%29+Thunderstorm+Wind&eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&eventType=%28Z%29+Tropical+Depression&eventType=%28Z%29+Tropical+Storm&eventType=%28Z%29+Tsunami&eventType=%28Z%29+Volcanic+Ash&eventType=%28Z%29+Waterspout&eventType=%28Z%29+Wildfire&eventType=%28Z%29+Winter+Storm&eventType=%28Z%29+Winter+Weather&beginDate_yyyy=2023&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=2023&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=31 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417193010/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DI&statefips=-999,ALL&eventType=(Z)+Astronomical+Low+Tide&eventType=(Z)+Avalanche&eventType=(Z)+Blizzard&eventType=(Z)+Coastal+Flood&eventType=(Z)+Cold/Wind+Chill&eventType=(Z)+Debris+Flow&eventType=(Z)+Dense+Fog&eventType=(Z)+Dense+Smoke&eventType=(Z)+Drought&eventType=(C)+Dust+Devil&eventType=(Z)+Dust+Storm&eventType=(Z)+Excessive+Heat&eventType=(Z)+Extreme+Cold/Wind+Chill&eventType=(C)+Flash+Flood&eventType=(Z)+Flood&eventType=(Z)+Freezing+Fog&eventType=(Z)+Frost/Freeze&eventType=(C)+Funnel+Cloud&eventType=(C)+Hail&eventType=(Z)+Heat&eventType=(C)+Heavy+Rain&eventType=(Z)+Heavy+Snow&eventType=(Z)+High+Surf&eventType=(Z)+High+Wind&eventType=(Z)+Hurricane+(Typhoon)&eventType=(Z)+Ice+Storm&eventType=(Z)+Lake-Effect+Snow&eventType=(Z)+Lakeshore+Flood&eventType=(C)+Lightning&eventType=(Z)+Marine+Hail&eventType=(Z)+Marine+High+Wind&eventType=(Z)+Marine+Strong+Wind&eventType=(Z)+Marine+Thunderstorm+Wind&eventType=(Z)+Rip+Current&eventType=(Z)+Seiche&eventType=(Z)+Sleet&eventType=(Z)+Sneakerwave&eventType=(Z)+Storm+Surge/Tide&eventType=(Z)+Strong+Wind&eventType=(C)+Thunderstorm+Wind&eventType=(C)+Tornado&eventType=(Z)+Tropical+Depression&eventType=(Z)+Tropical+Storm&eventType=(Z)+Tsunami&eventType=(Z)+Volcanic+Ash&eventType=(Z)+Waterspout&eventType=(Z)+Wildfire&eventType=(Z)+Winter+Storm&eventType=(Z)+Winter+Weather&beginDate_yyyy=2023&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=2023&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=31 |url-status=live }}

File:Afganistan cold snap-2023-01-28T00 00 00Z.jpg in Afghanistan on January 28]]

• November 2022–January 2023 – The rainy season in Malawi resulted in 42 fatalities from various severe weather incidents.{{cite web |title=Malawi - Severe weather (MetMalawi, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) , Floodlist) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4683 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4683 |url-status=live }}
• December 26–January 25 — 2022–2023 California floods: A series of atmospheric rivers impacts California, killing 22 people and causing at least 200,000 power outages in the state.{{Cite news |last1=Castleman |first1=Terry |last2=Smith |first2=Hayley |last3=Toohey |first3=Grace |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Tracking the deaths from California's winter storms |language=en-US |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-10/tracking-the-deaths-from-californias-winter-storms |url-status=live |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110232437/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-10/tracking-the-deaths-from-californias-winter-storms |archive-date=January 10, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Betz |first=Bradford |date=2023-01-10 |title=California flooding: At least 17 people dead, more than 200,000 homes, businesses without power |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-flooding-people-dead-more-than-200000-homes-businesses-without-power |access-date=2023-01-12 |work=Fox News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112030145/https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-flooding-people-dead-more-than-200000-homes-businesses-without-power |url-status=live }}
• January 1 – A weather station in Abed, Denmark, measured the hottest temperature ever nationwide in the month of January, measuring {{convert|12.6|C|F}}, breaking the previous record of {{convert|12.4|C|F}} from January 10, 2005.{{Cite news |url=https://vejr.tv2.dk/2023-01-01-ny-varmerekord-for-januar-sat-nytaarsnat |title=NY varmerekord for januar sat nytårsnat - TV 2 |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131221326/https://vejr.tv2.dk/2023-01-01-ny-varmerekord-for-januar-sat-nytaarsnat |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmi.dk/vejrarkiv/vejrekstremer-danmark/ |title=Vejrekstremer Danmark |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125132016/https://www.dmi.dk/vejrarkiv/vejrekstremer-danmark/ |url-status=live }}
• December 18, 2022 – February 5, 2023 — A shear line system caused flooding and landslides across the Philippines, killing 97 people with 25 more missing.{{cite web |title=Philippines – Effects of shear line, floods and landslides, update (PAGASA, NDRRMC) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4699 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4699 |url-status=live }}
• January 4 — Heavy rains caused a house to collapse in Matala, Angola, with two people being killed.{{cite web |title=Angola – Heavy Rains Cause Death and Damages in 5 Provinces |url=https://floodlist.com/africa/angola-rain-floods-january-2023 |publisher=FloodList |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109005201/https://floodlist.com/africa/angola-rain-floods-january-2023 |url-status=live }}
• January 4–5 — Flooding and landslides in Buvaku, Democratic Republic of the Congo kills five people.{{cite web |title=Indonesia - Severe weather (ADINet, BMKG, BNPB, FloodList) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4686 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4686 |url-status=live }}
• January 6–8 — Flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills five people.
• January 10 — Flooding and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil kill six people.{{cite web |title=Brazil - Floods and landslides |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4688 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4688 |url-status=live }}
• January 10–17 — A cold snap in Afghanistan kills at least 166 people and more than 80,000 livestock. The coldest temperature recorded was {{Convert|-33|C|F}} in the province of Ghor.{{Cite news |title=At least 70 people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/dozens-of-people-killed-as-cold-wave-sweeps-afghanistan |access-date=2023-01-29 |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128130808/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/dozens-of-people-killed-as-cold-wave-sweeps-afghanistan |url-status=live }}
• January 12 — An early season tornado outbreak causes at least nine deaths in the Southern United States and several tornado emergencies.{{Cite news |title=Live Updates: Four dead, multiple injuries in Autauga county after tornado hits central Alabama |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2023/01/12/national-weather-service-montgomery-under-tornado-watch/69802582007/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Montgomery Advertiser |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113181835/https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2023/01/12/national-weather-service-montgomery-under-tornado-watch/69802582007/ |url-status=live }}
• January 12 — A lightning strike in HaOgen, Israel kills a person walking their dog.{{cite web |title=European Severe Weather Database |url=https://eswd.eu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172917/https://eswd.eu/ |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |publisher=European Severe Storms Laboratory}}{{Cite news |title=Kibbutz member killed by suspected lightning strike while out walking dog |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/kibbutz-member-killed-by-suspected-lightning-strike-while-out-walking-dog/ |newspaper=The Times of Israel |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112195606/https://www.timesofisrael.com/kibbutz-member-killed-by-suspected-lightning-strike-while-out-walking-dog/ |url-status=live }}
• January 13–16 — Heavy rains in Tijuana, Mexico, cause extreme flooding and a mudslide which killed two people.{{Cite news |title=Mudslide kills two girls in what Tijuana calls the 'worst flooding and rain in 30 years' |publisher=WFXR |url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/border-report-tour/mudslide-kills-two-girls-in-what-tijuana-calls-the-worst-flooding-and-rain-in-30-years/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004135/https://www.wfxrtv.com/border-report-tour/mudslide-kills-two-girls-in-what-tijuana-calls-the-worst-flooding-and-rain-in-30-years/ |url-status=live }}
• January 14 — A flash flood in Medellín, Colombia killed two people and injured 25 others.{{cite web |title=Colombia – Deadly Flash Floods in Medellín, Antioquia |url=https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-medellin-antioquia-january-2023 |publisher=FloodList |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116104520/https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-medellin-antioquia-january-2023 |url-status=live }}
• January 15 — Fatehpur, Rajasthan records a temperature of {{convert|-4.7|C|F}} from a cold wave.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Cold wave conditions prevail in Rajasthan; temperature dips to {{convert|-4.7|C|F}} in Fatehpur, {{convert|-2.7|C|F}} in Churu |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/cold-wave-conditions-prevail-in-rajasthan-temperature-dips-to-4-7-degrees-in-fatehpur-2-7-in-churu-article-97005562 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=TimesNow |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117024126/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/cold-wave-conditions-prevail-in-rajasthan-temperature-dips-to-4-7-degrees-in-fatehpur-2-7-in-churu-article-97005562 |url-status=live }}
• January 16 – Two EF1 tornadoes touch down in Iowa, the first tornadoes in the state in January since 1967.{{cite news |last1=Alviz-Gransee |first1=Noelle |title=Two January tornadoes touch down in eastern Iowa, first in state since 1967 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2023/01/17/iowa-tornado-damage-rating-cause-near-williamsburg-ely-january/69814709007/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |newspaper=Des Moines Register |date=January 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226155611/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2023/01/17/iowa-tornado-damage-rating-cause-near-williamsburg-ely-january/69814709007/ |url-status=live }}
• January 16 — A landslide in Locroja District, Peru kills three people and leaves three others injured.{{cite web |title=Peru - Landslide (SENHAMI, INDECI, media) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4696 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4696 |url-status=live }}
• January 17 — An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64356982 |title=Tibet avalanche kills 28 as search called off |work=BBC News |date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121120136/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64356982 |url-status=live }}
• January 18–19 — Flooding and landslides in Brazil kill 3 and leave 2 missing.{{Cite web |title=Brazil – 3 Dead, 2 Missing in Floods and Landslides in Santa Catarina – FloodList |url=https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-3-dead-2-missing-in-floods-and-landslides-in-santa-catarina |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=floodlist.com |archive-date=2023-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120125200/https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-3-dead-2-missing-in-floods-and-landslides-in-santa-catarina |url-status=live }}
• January 20 — Cyclone Cheneso leaves 33 dead and 20 missing in Madagascar.{{cite web |title=Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone CHENESO, update (GDACS, MeteoFrance, BNGRC, Meteo Madagascar) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4701 |website=Emergency Response Coordination Centre |publisher=Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070000/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4701 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2023-01-29 |title=Death toll climbs to 24 as tropical storm batters Madagascar |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Jan-2023/death-toll-climbs-to-24-as-tropical-storm-batters-madagascar |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The Nation |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129054042/https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Jan-2023/death-toll-climbs-to-24-as-tropical-storm-batters-madagascar |url-status=live }}
• January 27–February 6 — Heavy amounts of rain struck Auckland and the upper North Island in New Zealand causing massive flooding resulting in 4 deaths{{Cite news |title=Aucklanders receive emergency phone alert as MetService issues heavy rain warning |date=January 29, 2023 |website=Stuff |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300794650/aucklanders-receive-emergency-phone-alert-as-metservice-issues-heavy-rain-warning |access-date=2023-02-15 |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130213233/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300794650/aucklanders-receive-emergency-phone-alert-as-metservice-issues-heavy-rain-warning |url-status=live }} and 3 injuries{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGZC1Wuocc |title=Three people taken to hospital after bach slip in Āwhitu Peninsula following deluge |publisher=Newshub |via=YouTube |access-date=2023-02-15 |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201084127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGZC1Wuocc&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}
• January 31 – Denmark had its wettest January on record, with a measurement of {{convert|123.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} through the month, which beat the {{convert|123.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} in January 2007 that previously held the record.{{Cite news |url=https://vejr.tv2.dk/2023-01-31-150-aars-haendelse-rammer-danmark |title=150-års hændelse rammer Danmark - TV 2 |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131214635/https://vejr.tv2.dk/2023-01-31-150-aars-haendelse-rammer-danmark |url-status=live }}
• January 31–February 2 — An ice storm kills 10 people and causes 500,000 power outages across the Southern United States.{{Cite web |title=Ice Storm Blamed In At Least 10 Deaths |website=The Weather Channel |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2023-02-01-winter-storm-mara-ice-storm-live-updates |access-date=2023-02-04 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202034723/https://weather.com/news/news/2023-02-01-winter-storm-mara-ice-storm-live-updates |url-status=live }}

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• February 1 – {{convert|0.4|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow falls in New York City, becoming the latest date for first measurable snow there.[https://abc7ny.com/latest-measurable-snowfall-nyc-winter-snowless-streak-over-forecast/12757309/ Central Park sees 1st measurable snowfall after breaking 50-year-old weather record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201211728/https://abc7ny.com/latest-measurable-snowfall-nyc-winter-snowless-streak-over-forecast/12757309/ |date=2023-02-01 }}, ABC7NY, February 1, 2023 Despite the minimal snow, a ground stop was still issued at LaGuardia Airport.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/02/01/ice-storm-texas-arkansas-tennessee-wednesday-weather-updates/11150433002/ 340K without power amid frigid temperatures in Texas; 2,300 flights canceled, at least 6 dead as winter storm sweeps US: Updates], USA Today, February 1, 2023
• February 2 – Avalanche has buried a tourist near Mały Kościelec in Tatra Mountains, Poland. After a few days the men died.{{Cite news |author=Krzysztof Baraniak |date=February 14, 2023 |url=https://tatromaniak.pl/aktualnosci/nie-zyje-mezczyzna-porwany-przez-lawine-pod-malym-koscielcem/ |title=Nie żyje mężczyzna porwany przez lawinę pod Małym Kościelcem |trans-title=A man hit by an avalanche near Mały Koscielec has died |language=pl |access-date=2023-02-21 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221140252/https://tatromaniak.pl/aktualnosci/nie-zyje-mezczyzna-porwany-przez-lawine-pod-malym-koscielcem/ |url-status=live }}
• February 3–4 – A cold wave briefly hit New England and Canada. The wind chill on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, drops to {{convert|-108|F|C}}, marking the coldest wind chill ever recorded in the United States.{{cite tweet |author=BNO News Live |user=BNODesk |number=1621640034276282368 |date=February 3, 2023 |title=BREAKING: Wind chill drops to -104 °F (-76 °C) at Mount Washington in New Hampshire, lowest ever recorded in the U.S. |access-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204061056/https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1621640034276282368 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Mount Washington wind chill: New Hampshire summit fell to minus 108 F, likely lowest recorded |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/02/04/mount-washington-wind-chill-new-hampshire-summit-minus-108-f/11185558002/ |access-date=February 4, 2023 |newspaper=USA Today |date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204125945/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/02/04/mount-washington-wind-chill-new-hampshire-summit-minus-108-f/11185558002/ |url-status=live }} The next day, the temperature of {{convert|-10|F|C}} in Boston became the coldest day in the city since 1957.{{cite news |title=Boston's coldest morning since 1957 |url=https://whdh.com/weather-blog/bostons-coldest-morning-since-1957/ |access-date=February 4, 2023 |publisher=WHDH |date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204133837/https://whdh.com/weather-blog/bostons-coldest-morning-since-1957/ |url-status=live }}
• February 5–7 – In the Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel District, 15 died from landslides that occurred after heavy rains.{{Cite web |title=REPORTE COMPLEMENTARIO N° 1106 - 7/2/2023 / COEN - INDECI / 13:30 HORAS (Reporte N° 10) |trans-title=SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT N° 1106 - 7/2/2023 / COEN - INDECI / 13:30 HOURS (Report N° 10) |url=https://portal.indeci.gob.pe/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/REPORTE-COMPLEMENTARIO-N%C2%BA-1106-7FEB2023-LLUVIAS-INTENSAS-EN-EL-DISTRITO-DE-MARIANO-NICOLAS-VALC%C3%81RCEL-AREQUIPA-10.pdf |website={{Interlanguage link|National Institute of Civil Defense (Peru)|es|Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil}} |date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207201757/https://portal.indeci.gob.pe/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/REPORTE-COMPLEMENTARIO-N%C2%BA-1106-7FEB2023-LLUVIAS-INTENSAS-EN-EL-DISTRITO-DE-MARIANO-NICOLAS-VALC%C3%81RCEL-AREQUIPA-10.pdf |url-status=live}}
• February 4 – March 14 – Cyclone Freddy forms in the eastern Indian Ocean and makes landfall in Madagascar and Mozambique, becoming only the fourth storm to cross the entire Indian Ocean. Additionally, it was the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record with a duration of 5 weeks and 3 days, and holds the record for the highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of any tropical cyclone of 87.01. 238 people die in Madagascar and Mozambique and over 1,200 people were killed in Malawi from extreme flooding and mudslides.{{Cite news |date=28 April 2023 |title=In pics: residential area hit by mudslide during Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi |publisher=Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/africa/20230428/35641bb8d36b46b097accd69b7e0fdd9/c.html |access-date=12 September 2023}}
• February 10 – Widespread record highs were broken across the Eastern United States, ranging from {{convert|47|F|C}} in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, to {{convert|80|F|C}} in portions of North Carolina.[https://twitter.com/NWSEastern/status/1624506482879234050 This time last week we were posting about record cold in the Northeast. Things have reversed with a number of high temperature records broken or tied across the Eastern US yesterday - Friday February 10th.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226155613/https://twitter.com/NWSEastern/status/1624506482879234050 |date=2023-02-26 }}, NWS Eastern Region, February 10, 2023
• February 11–15 – Cyclone Gabrielle struck New Zealand particularly in the Gisborne and Hawkes Bay areas leaving 11 people dead while +3 are currently missing. Making it the most destructive cyclone in New Zealand since 1988.{{Cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484301/live-cyclone-gabrielle-updates-death-toll-rises-grave-concerns-for-several-missing |title=Live Cyclone Gabrielle updates: Death toll rises, 'grave concerns' for several missing |publisher=RNZ News |access-date=2023-02-15 |archive-date=2023-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215185242/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484301/live-cyclone-gabrielle-updates-death-toll-rises-grave-concerns-for-several-missing |url-status=live }}
• February 16 – Record warm temperatures occur in the Eastern United States. Islip, New York, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bedford, Massachusetts, and Newport, Rhode Island, all set record highs for the month of February. The record in Newport was broken by 6 °F (4 °C). At LaGuardia Airport, the low of {{convert|54|F|C}} tied for the warmest low on record, while Central Park observed a low of {{convert|56|F|C}}, the second warmest February low on record.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/17/northeast-february-record-warmth/ Surge of warmth just set February records in the East, with more on the way], Washington Post, February 17, 2023
• February 18–23 – Floods and mudslides kill at least 65 people across the state of São Paulo in Brazil.{{cite news|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=February 21, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023|title=Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises to 44|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/21/death-toll-from-flooding-in-brazil-rises-to-44|archive-date=February 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222141837/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/21/death-toll-from-flooding-in-brazil-rises-to-44|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Andrade |first=Tainá |date=2023-02-26 |title=Corpo de último desaparecido na Vila Sahy, em São Sebastião, é encontrado |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/brasil/2023/02/5076358-corpo-de-ultimo-desaparecido-na-tragedia-de-sao-sebastiao-e-encontrado.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Correio Braziliense |language=pt-br}}
• February 21–28 – A major storm complex caused almost a million power outages throughout the United States, with Michigan being the most affected, with an ice storm that left at least one dead in Michigan when a power line fell on a volunteer firefighter.{{Cite news |title=Nearly 1 million without power as 25 states face monster winter storm |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/power-outages-inch-1-million-25-states-face/story?id=97413495 |access-date=2023-02-23 |work=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223141606/https://abcnews.go.com/US/power-outages-inch-1-million-25-states-face/story?id=97413495 |url-status=live }}

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• March 1–3 – A storm complex containing both severe thunderstorms and heavy snowfall killed at least 13 people across the United States, including five in Kentucky, three in Alabama, two in Tennessee, one in Arkansas, and one in Mississippi.{{Cite news |last=Navarro |first=Adriana |date=2023-03-03 |title=At least 13 dead following multistate severe weather outbreak |work=AccuWeather |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/at-least-13-dead-following-multistate-severe-weather-outbreak/1492269 |access-date=2023-03-04 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304184855/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/at-least-13-dead-following-multistate-severe-weather-outbreak/1492269 |url-status=live }}
• March 6 – A landslide in Natuna Regency, Indonesia kills at least 50 people and four others remain missing.{{Cite news |title=Update Longsor Natuna: Korban Tewas Jadi 36 Orang, 18 Masih Hilang |publisher=CNN Indonesia |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20230311130134-20-923715/update-longsor-natuna-korban-tewas-jadi-36-orang-18-masih-hilang |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=nasional |language=id-ID |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312165955/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20230311130134-20-923715/update-longsor-natuna-korban-tewas-jadi-36-orang-18-masih-hilang |url-status=live }}
• March 7–20 – At least eight people were killed by Cyclone Yaku in Peru and Ecuador.{{cite web |url=https://gestion.pe/peru/emergencia-en-el-norte-del-peru-en-vivo-ciclon-yaku-huaicos-desbordes-e-inundaciones-por-lluvias-intensas-hoy-10-de-marzo-fenomeno-el-nino-piura-lambayeque-tumbes-cajamarca-viviendas-afectadas-fallecidos-desaparecidos-bloqueo-de-carreteras-estado-de-emergencia-deslizamientos-indeci-coen-arequipa-cusco-ayacucho-lima-yauyos-noticia/ |title=Emergencia en el norte: huaicos, inundaciones y desbordes hoy 10 de marzo |website=Gestión |date=March 11, 2023 |publication-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |language=es |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312004620/https://gestion.pe/peru/emergencia-en-el-norte-del-peru-en-vivo-ciclon-yaku-huaicos-desbordes-e-inundaciones-por-lluvias-intensas-hoy-10-de-marzo-fenomeno-el-nino-piura-lambayeque-tumbes-cajamarca-viviendas-afectadas-fallecidos-desaparecidos-bloqueo-de-carreteras-estado-de-emergencia-deslizamientos-indeci-coen-arequipa-cusco-ayacucho-lima-yauyos-noticia/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/story/2023-03-08/ecuador-crecidas-dejan-tres-muertos-y-miles-de-damnificados |title=Ecuador: crecidas dejan tres muertos y miles de damnificados |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=March 8, 2023 |language=es |access-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311075820/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/story/2023-03-08/ecuador-crecidas-dejan-tres-muertos-y-miles-de-damnificados |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Ciclón Yaku EN VIVO: Senamhi advierte presencia de truenos en Chiclayo |url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2023/03/13/ciclon-yaku-en-vivo-lluvias-en-peru-desborde-de-rios-fallecidos-huaicos-reportes-del-senamhi-y-ultima-hora-sobre-las-precipitaciones-en-lima-piura-tumbes-y-otras-regiones-del-norte-del-pais-indeci-667628 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=La Republica |language=es |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315004205/https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2023/03/13/ciclon-yaku-en-vivo-lluvias-en-peru-desborde-de-rios-fallecidos-huaicos-reportes-del-senamhi-y-ultima-hora-sobre-las-precipitaciones-en-lima-piura-tumbes-y-otras-regiones-del-norte-del-pais-indeci-667628 |url-status=live }}
• March 9–10 – Two people were killed and 9,400 were under evacuation orders as continuing atmospheric rivers brought heavy rains and flooding to parts of California.{{Cite news |title=Parts of California face 'flooding emergency' as storm kills at least 2 |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/10/california-storm-flooding-snow-avalanches/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311033649/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/10/california-storm-flooding-snow-avalanches/ |url-status=live }}
• March 15 – 16 deaths were reported as massive flash floods struck the Turkish provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa, turning streets into rivers. These areas had been particularly hit hard by the past earthquakes.{{Cite news |title=Flood deaths in Turkey's earthquake-stricken area rise to 16 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/flood-deaths-turkeys-earthquake-stricken-area-rise-16-97910519 |access-date=2023-03-17 |work=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317134455/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/flood-deaths-turkeys-earthquake-stricken-area-rise-16-97910519 |url-status=live }}
• March 21–22 – 5 died in California from high winds by a bomb cyclone that also caused two tornadoes, including one in Montebello.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=5 Dead; 2 Tornadoes; 100 MPH Gusts: Bomb Cyclone Wreaks Havoc In CA |url=https://patch.com/california/across-ca/5-dead-2-tornadoes-100-mph-gusts-bomb-cyclone-wreaks-havoc-ca |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Across California, CA Patch |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326235522/https://patch.com/california/across-ca/5-dead-2-tornadoes-100-mph-gusts-bomb-cyclone-wreaks-havoc-ca |url-status=live }}
• March 22–25 – 14 died in the town Baardhere, Jubaland state, Somalia, when flash floods hit the area.{{Cite news |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=14 Perish In Somalia Flash Floods |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/14-perish-in-somalia-flash-floods-f8d54545 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Barrons |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326235952/https://www.barrons.com/news/14-perish-in-somalia-flash-floods-f8d54545 |url-status=live }}
• March 24–26 – 26 people were killed in a tornado outbreak in the Southern United States.{{Cite news |title=At least 23 dead after tornadoes tear through Mississippi |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tornado-hits-mississippi-causing-damage-rcna76644 |access-date=2023-03-26 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326201929/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tornado-hits-mississippi-causing-damage-rcna76644 |url-status=live }}
• March 26 – 11 were killed and 67 were left missing by a landslide caused by heavy rains that occurred in Alausí, Ecuador.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-28 |title=Families dig for missing in Ecuador landslide as deaths rise to 11 |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/digging-with-scant-hope-families-search-dozens-missing-ecuador-landslide-2023-03-28/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329042240/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/digging-with-scant-hope-families-search-dozens-missing-ecuador-landslide-2023-03-28/ |url-status=live }}
• March 31–April 1 – At least 26 people are killed in a tornado outbreak in the United States.{{cite news |date=April 2, 2023 |title=Death toll at 27 after tornadoes hit South, Midwest; more possible Sunday, this week. |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/02/tornadoes-storms-live-updates/11587581002/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402153231/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/02/tornadoes-storms-live-updates/11587581002/ |url-status=live }}

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• April 3 – Casper, Wyoming, saw its snowiest day on record, with {{convert|26.7|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow falling.[https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2023-03-31-snow-wind-blizzard-early-april-storm Blizzard Dumps Over A Foot Of Snow From Utah to Minnesota; Record Snowstorm In Casper, Wyoming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410163944/https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2023-03-31-snow-wind-blizzard-early-april-storm |date=April 10, 2023 }}, The Weather Channel, April 6, 2023
• April 5 – An EF2 tornado hits the town of Glen Allen, Missouri, killing five people.{{Cite web |last=herzmann |first=daryl |title=IEM :: PNS from NWS PAH |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSPAH&e=202304052304 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405231359/https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSPAH&e=202304052304 |url-status=live }}
• April 12–13 – Heavy rains affected Fort Lauderdale and South Florida, causing significant flooding.{{Cite web |last=Ortiz |first=John Bacon and Jorge L. |title='Once in every 1,000-2,000 years': Storm swamps Fort Lauderdale with 25 inches of rain. Live updates |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/13/fort-lauderdale-flood-airport-live-updates/11655448002/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413143958/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/13/fort-lauderdale-flood-airport-live-updates/11655448002/ |url-status=live }}
• April 14 – A temperature of {{convert|96|F|C}} at Windsor Locks, Connecticut, tied the state record for warmest April temperature.[https://www.wtnh.com/weather/todays-connecticut-forecast/weather-forecast/ Back to reality with some April showers and much cooler temps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415142602/https://www.wtnh.com/weather/todays-connecticut-forecast/weather-forecast/ |date=April 15, 2023 }}, WTNH, April 15, 2023 Additionally, a temperature of {{convert|90|F|C}} in Worcester, Massachusetts, became the earliest date for a ninety degree day.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NWSBoston/status/1646990086423330816|title=x.com}}
• April 19 – Tornadoes struck throughout the U.S. central plains, including a fatal EF3 tornado in Cole, Oklahoma. The outbreak lead to 3 fatalities.{{Cite web |last=Burnside |first=Jennifer Gray,Aya Elamroussi,Robert Shackleford,Tina |date=2023-04-20 |title=More severe storms could erupt today as rescue work continues after 3 died in Oklahoma amid tornadoes |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/weather/oklahoma-tornado-central-us-storms/index.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421040457/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/weather/oklahoma-tornado-central-us-storms/index.html |url-status=live }}
• April 21 – A significant tornado struck the Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages near Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw, killing at least 8 people and injuring at least 128. At least 232 homes were also destroyed by the tornado.{{Cite web |title=Rare big tornado near Myanmar capital kills 8 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rare-big-tornado-myanmar-capital-kills-8-98773184 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423164757/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rare-big-tornado-myanmar-capital-kills-8-98773184 |url-status=live }}
• April 22 - Gusty and strong winds in Pennsylvania lead to falling trees that killed 2 people.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/horrible-tragedy-weekend-storms-kill-2-children-in-the-northeast/1517521 'Horrible tragedy': Weekend storms kill 2 children in the Northeast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426203712/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/horrible-tragedy-weekend-storms-kill-2-children-in-the-northeast/1517521 |date=April 26, 2023 }}, AccuWeather, April 26, 2023
• April 27 — The hottest April temperature in Europe occurred, with the temperature in Córdoba, Spain at {{convert|38.8|C|F}}.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/europe-just-recorded-its-highest-april-temperature-on-record-amid-a-scorching-heat-wave/1519551 Europe just recorded its highest April temperature on record amid a scorching heat wave] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428210843/https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/europe-just-recorded-its-highest-april-temperature-on-record-amid-a-scorching-heat-wave/1519551 |date=April 28, 2023 }}, AccuWeather, April 28, 2023
• April 29 — A microburst in Texas caused “tens of millions of dollars” in damage.{{cite web |title=NWS Damage Surveys for April 29th Lower/Mid Valley Thunderstorm Wind Event Finds 70 to 85 mph Estimated Peak Gusts |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSBRO&e=202305011735 |website=Iowa Environmental Mesonet |publisher=National Weather Service in Brownsville, Texas |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501175104/https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSBRO&e=202305011735 |url-status=live }}

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• May 3 – present — Floods in East Africa, especially in the DRC and Rwanda killed 440 and 129 respectively.
• May 9 – Flooding caused a state of emergency in Auckland. 1 person was swept away by floodwaters in the Abbey Caves.{{cite web | url=https://floodlist.com/australia/new-zealand-floods-auckland-may-2023 | title=New Zealand – More Floods in Auckland After 50mm of Rain in 1 Hour – FloodList }}
• May 14–15 — Cyclone Mocha impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh, killing 438 people in total.
• May 15 – Lightning kills one person and injured another in Texas.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/lightning-strike-kills-father-injures-son-in-texas/1527792 Lightning strike kills father, injures son in Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518225406/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/lightning-strike-kills-father-injures-son-in-texas/1527792 |date=May 18, 2023 }}, AccuWeather, May 17, 2023
• May 16 – While in Cyclone Fabien, the Lu Peng Yuan Yu fishing vessel capsizes in the Indian Ocean. 16 of the 39 people on board have been confirmed dead.{{cite news |title=Two bodies found in Chinese fishing vessel crew search in the Indian Ocean |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/two-bodies-found-in-chinese-fishing-vessel-crew-search/102365632?sf266800977=1 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=ABC News |date=18 May 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519122458/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/two-bodies-found-in-chinese-fishing-vessel-crew-search/102365632?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf266800977&utm_campaign=tw_abc_news&utm_source=t.co&sf266800977=1 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://news.navy.lk/lead-story/2023/05/23/202305231830/|title=Sri Lanka Navy conducts risky diving operation at overturned Chinese fishing vessel in high seas|access-date=28 May 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526082545/https://news.navy.lk/lead-story/2023/05/23/202305231830/|url-status=live}}
• May 16 – 17 — 17 people died and ten of thousands were left homeless in devastating floods in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.{{Cite news |last=Giuffrida |first=Angela |date=2023-05-17 |title=Devastating floods in Italy claim lives and leave thousands homeless |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/17/italy-storms-people-dead-thousands-evacuated-emlia-romagna |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517140817/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/17/italy-storms-people-dead-thousands-evacuated-emlia-romagna |url-status=live }}
• May 18 –- Many daily record lows were set across the Northeastern United States, including Trenton, New Jersey, at {{convert|37|F|C}}, Montpelier, Vermont, at {{convert|25|F|C}}, Lebanon, New Hampshire, at {{convert|23|F|C}}, Bridgeport, Connecticut, at {{convert|38|F|C}}, Providence, Rhode Island, at {{convert|33|F|C}}, and Akron, Ohio, at {{convert|32|F|C}}. A temperature of {{convert|17|F|C}} became the coldest temperature so late in the year in Saranac Lake, New York, while Allentown, Pennsylvania, recorded their third latest freeze on record.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/18/record-cold-northeast-new-york/ Brief but intense cold snap brings record lows, snow flurries in Northeast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609125559/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/18/record-cold-northeast-new-york/ |date=June 9, 2023 }}, Washington Post, May 18, 2023 This cold snap lead to several damaging frosts and freezes in Upstate New York.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/late-spring-frost-deals-severe-blow-to-upstate-new-york-vineyards/1532965 Late-spring frost deals severe blow to Upstate New York vineyards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528174027/https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/late-spring-frost-deals-severe-blow-to-upstate-new-york-vineyards/1532965 |date=May 28, 2023 }}, AccuWeather, May 26, 2023
• May 19 – June 3 – Typhoon Mawar kills two people in Guam, one person in the Philippines, one person in Taiwan and two people in Japan.{{cite news |last1=Healy |first1=Shane Tenorio |title=Searches for missing swimmers called off |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/searches-for-missing-swimmers-called-off/article_e305f486-fc50-11ed-b1a7-d37a7406481d.html |access-date=2023-05-28 |work=The Guam Daily Post |date=2023-05-27 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810164046/https://www.postguam.com/news/local/searches-for-missing-swimmers-called-off/article_e305f486-fc50-11ed-b1a7-d37a7406481d.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite report |url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4231/SitRep_No_8_for_TC_BETTY_2023_2.pdf |title=Situational Report No. 8 for TC Betty (2023) |date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council |access-date=June 1, 2023 }}{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2023 |title=One dead as Typhoon Mawar lashes Taiwan |url=https://www.news.com.au/world/one-dead-as-typhoon-mawar-lashes-taiwan/video/0aa06a1af46b8e1f7a038daa7323f590 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=news.com.au}}
• May 23 – Two people were killed in a storm in Texas.[https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/2-dead-7-injured-in-texas-tornado-warned-storm/1530774 2 dead, 7 injured in Texas tornado-warned storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525221012/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/2-dead-7-injured-in-texas-tornado-warned-storm/1530774 |date=May 25, 2023 }}, AccuWeather, May 23, 2023
• May 28 – A tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing four.{{cite news |last1=Gillett |first1=Francesca |title=Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore killing four |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65741465 |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615121916/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65741465 |url-status=live }}
• May 29 – Shanghai records its hottest ever May temperature, at {{convert|36.1|C|F}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/shanghai-records-its-highest-may-temperature-in-more-than-100-years/1533752 |title=Shanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years |access-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530203347/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/shanghai-records-its-highest-may-temperature-in-more-than-100-years/1533752 |url-status=live }}
• May 29 – Wildfires in Nova Scotia cause 16,000 to evacuate.{{Cite news |last1=Bilefsky |first1=Dan |last2=Campbell |first2=Meagan |date=2023-05-30 |title=More Than 16,000 Evacuated as Wildfire Rages Outside Halifax |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/world/canada/wildfire-halifax-nova-scotia.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531155808/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/world/canada/wildfire-halifax-nova-scotia.html |url-status=live }}
• May 30 – A landslide in the southwestern Sichuan province, China, kills 19.{{cite news |last1=Hayley |first1=Andrew |title=Landslide at mine in China's Sichuan province kills 19 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/landslide-chinas-sichuan-province-kills-14-leaves-5-missing-2023-06-04/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=4 June 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611073007/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/landslide-chinas-sichuan-province-kills-14-leaves-5-missing-2023-06-04/ |url-status=live }}

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• June 1–2 – Record heat affects portions of the Northeastern United States, with Burlington, Vermont, seeing a high of {{convert|96|F|C}}, the warmest temperature so early in the season there.[https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/record-heat-northeast-backdoor-cold-front-weekend-cooldown Record heat bakes Northeast before backdoor cold front provides sharp weekend cooldown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605213331/https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/record-heat-northeast-backdoor-cold-front-weekend-cooldown |date=June 5, 2023 }}, Fox Weather, June 2, 2023 The next day, daily records were set in Hartford and Philadelphia.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/08/22/record-breaking-summer-denver-dallas-wichita-break-daily-high-temperature-records-after-hottest-july-ever/?sh=56da51c53db6 Record-Breaking Summer: Houston, New Orleans Tie All-Time High Temperature Records After Hottest July Ever], Forbes, August 22, 2023
• June 1 - Temperatures in Lapland, Finland reached {{convert|-7.7|C|F}}, the coldest June temperature in the country.{{cite news |title=Weather tracker: Finland experiences coldest June on record |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/05/weather-tracker-finland-sees-coldest-june-on-record |access-date=July 30, 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731031940/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/05/weather-tracker-finland-sees-coldest-june-on-record |url-status=live }}
• June 2–4 – Floods in Haiti cause 51 deaths and injure 140 people. Additionally, over 13,500 homes were flooded and 820 were destroyed.{{Cite report |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/34290a66-6a8b-4a14-bee9-4e758892832f/PAHO%20Situation%20Report%201_Flooding_Earthquake.pdf |title=Flooding/Earthquake - Haiti Situation Report 1 - Date 06/06/2023 |date=8 June 2023 |via=ReliefWeb |accessdate=2 July 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702024003/https://reliefweb.int/attachments/34290a66-6a8b-4a14-bee9-4e758892832f/PAHO%20Situation%20Report%201_Flooding_Earthquake.pdf |url-status=live }}
• June 6–19 – Cyclone Biparjoy becomes the longest-lived cyclone in the Arabian Sea and kills 12 people in Gujarat.{{cite news |last1=Tiwari |first1=Saket |title=Home » Knowledge » Biparjoy Becomes Longest-Living Cyclone In Arabian Sea: What Are... Biparjoy becomes longest-living cyclone in Arabian Sea: What are other storms with longest lifespan? |url=https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/biparjoy-becomes-longest-living-cyclone-in-arabian-sea-what-are-other-storms-with-longest-lifespan-2179794 |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=News9Live |date=15 June 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702184020/https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/biparjoy-becomes-longest-living-cyclone-in-arabian-sea-what-are-other-storms-with-longest-lifespan-2179794 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Seven die as cyclone barrels towards western India, Pakistan |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/seven-dead-india-steps-up-evacuations-ahead-cyclone-2023-06-13/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613111421/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/seven-dead-india-steps-up-evacuations-ahead-cyclone-2023-06-13/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Biparjoy claims 5 lives in relief camps |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/biparjoy-claims-5-lives-in-rajasthan-6000-take-shelter-in-relief-camps/articleshow/101089935.cms |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Times Of India |date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625024121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/biparjoy-claims-5-lives-in-rajasthan-6000-take-shelter-in-relief-camps/articleshow/101089935.cms |url-status=live }}
• June 8–9 – Windstorms and floods in Iran kill seven and leave 59 injured.{{cite news |title=7 dead, 59 injured in wind storms, floods in Iran |url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/201725/7-dead-59-injured-in-wind-storms-floods-in-Iran |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=MEHR |date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610125508/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/201725/7-dead-59-injured-in-wind-storms-floods-in-Iran |url-status=live }}
• June 10 – Heavy rains in northeast Pakistan kills 25 and leaves 145 injured.{{cite news |title=Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan leave 25 dead, 145 injured |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-storm-deaths-645f09129ef7747987c14ccd97d1c684 |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=AP |date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612222140/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-storm-deaths-645f09129ef7747987c14ccd97d1c684 |url-status=live }}
• June 14–19 – A widespread tornado outbreak sequence leaves five dead and 120 injured
• A low-end EF3 tornado damages or destroys nearly 200 homes in Perryton, Texas.{{cite news |title=Tornado levels nearly 200 homes in Texas town, leaves 3 dead |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/tornado-levels-nearly-200-homes-in-texas-town-leaves-3-dead/vi-AA1cF5Rq?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c88f5dcd0a9b4e48a4bc40e7c409b3e1&ei=11 |access-date=2 July 2023 |work=MSN |date=17 June 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617222518/https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/tornado-levels-nearly-200-homes-in-texas-town-leaves-3-dead/vi-AA1cF5Rq?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c88f5dcd0a9b4e48a4bc40e7c409b3e1&ei=11 |url-status=live }}
• In Jasper County, Mississippi, over a dozen buildings were destroyed and one person was killed by an EF3 tornado.
• June 17–18 – Floods and landslides in Nepal kill at least six and leave 28 missing.{{cite news |title=GENERAL - INTERNATIONAL Death toll rises six in Nepal floods and landslides |url=https://www.sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2023/06/19/Death-toll-rises-six-in-Nepal-floods-and-landslides |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Sharjah24 |date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709184955/https://www.sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2023/06/19/Death-toll-rises-six-in-Nepal-floods-and-landslides |url-status=live }}
• June 20 – Two Texas cities broke all-time record high temperatures, with San Angelo reaching {{convert|114|F|C}} and Del Rio reaching {{convert|113|F|C}}.[https://www.axios.com/2023/06/21/texas-heat-wave-continues-records Texas steam bath continues with record-breaking heat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205426/https://www.axios.com/2023/06/21/texas-heat-wave-continues-records |date=June 21, 2023 }}, Axios, June 21, 2023 Air conditioning pushed ERCOT power demand to a record 81.2 GW.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Cameron |title=Texas: Market saturation and new ERCOT rules to hit BESS finances |url=https://www.energy-storage.news/texas-market-saturation-and-new-ercot-rules-to-hit-bess-finances/ |website=Energy-Storage.News |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626215947/https://www.energy-storage.news/texas-market-saturation-and-new-ercot-rules-to-hit-bess-finances/ |url-status=live }}
• June 20–26 – A second widespread tornado outbreak sequence across the United States leaves over 100 injured and eight dead.{{cite news|first=Lanie Lee|last=Cook|publisher=KDVR|date=22 June 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023|title=Red Rocks hailstorm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt|url=https://kdvr.com/news/local/red-rocks-hail-louis-tomlinson/|archive-date=June 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629062718/https://kdvr.com/news/local/red-rocks-hail-louis-tomlinson/|url-status=live}}
• An EF3 tornado in Matador, Texas, kills four people and destroys over ten buildings.{{cite web |title=Damages Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=2 July 2023 |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423095631/https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=U.S. Deadly storm slams northern Texas town of Matador, leaves trail of destruction |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matador-texas-deadly-storm-likely-tornado-destruction-trail/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=CBS |date=22 June 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705191025/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matador-texas-deadly-storm-likely-tornado-destruction-trail/ |url-status=live }}
• An EF2 tornado in Martin and Dubois County, Indiana, leaves one dead and another person injured.{{cite report|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=27 June 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023|title=NWS Damage Survey for June 25 2023 Tornado Event|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSLMK&e=202306271429|archive-date=June 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627175508/https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSLMK&e=202306271429|url-status=live}}
• At George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a record gust of {{convert|97|mph|kph|abbr=on}} was observed, surpassing the airport's previous highest gust of {{convert|82|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} during Hurricane Ike.{{cite news|newspaper=The Houston Chronicle|first=Claire|last=Fonstein|date=22 June 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023|title=Record-breaking winds detected during Wednesday night's storm, stronger than Hurricane Ike|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/record-breaking-wind-speed-houston-storm-18165106.php|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704010359/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/record-breaking-wind-speed-houston-storm-18165106.php|url-status=live}}
• June 22 – July 6 – Monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 55 people, including at least eight children.{{cite news |title=2 weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed at least 55, including 8 children |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-deaths-flood-warning-3261921e01974c0aaf1cc28baafcb5bb |access-date=11 July 2023 |publisher=AP |date=6 July 2023 |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707191541/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-deaths-flood-warning-3261921e01974c0aaf1cc28baafcb5bb |url-status=live }}
• June 25 – Ten people are killed from lightning strikes in Punjab province, Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Lightning strikes kill 10 as pre-monsoon rains lash Pakistan's eastern Punjab province |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-lightning-rains-deaths-7c14e5502e6d7414e67951abccdfbb40 |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=AP |date=26 June 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626114520/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-lightning-rains-deaths-7c14e5502e6d7414e67951abccdfbb40 |url-status=live }}
• June 27 – Flash flood induced landslides in the Miansi and Weizhou townships in Sichuan province, China, result in four deaths and three missing people.{{cite news |title=4 dead, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-landslides-wenchuan-flash-floods-e10085106c59c475721baa2f945a9190 |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=AP |date=27 June 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701080546/https://apnews.com/article/china-landslides-wenchuan-flash-floods-e10085106c59c475721baa2f945a9190 |url-status=live }}
• June 29 – Authorities in Mexico have said that within the past two weeks, over 100 people have died from heat related deaths as temperatures have came close to {{convert|50|C|F}}.{{cite news |last1=Ore |first1=Diego |last2=Madry |first2=Kyile |last3=Craft |first3=Daine |title=Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/heat-wave-mexico-leaves-least-100-dead-authorities-say-2023-06-30/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702053826/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/heat-wave-mexico-leaves-least-100-dead-authorities-say-2023-06-30/ |url-status=live }}
• June 30 – Heavy rain and a tornado in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa leaves at least seven people dead another seven missing.{{cite news |title=Seven dead, others missing after South Africa rains, tornado |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/four-dead-one-missing-after-heavy-rain-tornado-in-south-africa |access-date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701105134/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/four-dead-one-missing-after-heavy-rain-tornado-in-south-africa |url-status=live }}

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• July 1–7 – The World Meteorological Organization find that the first week of July was the hottest week recorded during an El Niño which was worsened by climate change.{{cite news |title=Last week the hottest worldwide on record: UN |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-environment/20230710-last-week-the-hottest-worldwide-on-record-un |access-date=11 July 2023 |publisher=AFP |date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710172504/https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-environment/20230710-last-week-the-hottest-worldwide-on-record-un |url-status=live }} The record was broken twice and equaled once in that week.{{cite news |last1=Rannard |first1=Georgina |title=World records hottest day for third time in a week |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66120297 |access-date=18 July 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719005431/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66120297 |url-status=live }}

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• July 3–present – Monsoon rains cause record-breaking and destructive floods in North India, killing over 100.{{cite news |last1=Mehrotra |first1=Karishma |date=14 July 2023 |title=At least 100 dead in northern India after extreme monsoon flooding |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/14/india-floods-himachal-pradesh-monsoon/ |access-date=18 July 2023}}
• July 9 – The capital of India, New Delhi, receives its wettest July day in over 40 years, receiving {{cvt|153|mm|in}} of rain.{{cite news |last1=Subramaniam |first1=Tara |last2=Suri |first2=Manveena |title=New Delhi records wettest July day in decades as deadly floods hit northern India |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/india/india-delhi-wettest-day-flood-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=18 July 2023 |publisher=CNN |date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710091028/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/india/india-delhi-wettest-day-flood-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}
• July 19 – A landslide in Raigad kills at least 16 people with another 100 feared dead under debris.{{cite news |title=Raigad landslide July 20 updates {{!}} Rescue operations called off for the day; NDRF confirms 16 deaths |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-maharashtra-landslide-live-updates/article67100496.ece |access-date=7 August 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721040658/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/raigad-maharashtra-landslide-live-updates/article67100496.ece |url-status=live }}
• July 9–16 – Flash flooding in the Northeastern United States kills at least eight people and leaves two children missing.{{Cite web |date=9 July 2023 |title=At least 1 dead, state of emergency declared in Orange County due to flooding - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/orange-county-flooding-state-of-emergency-rockland-county/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718161311/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/orange-county-flooding-state-of-emergency-rockland-county/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Live updates: Vermont watches for more rain three days after flooding |url=https://www.vermontpublic.org/live-updates/vermont-flooding-recovery-weather-emergency |date=13 July 2023 |website=Vermont Public |access-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715102734/https://www.vermontpublic.org/live-updates/vermont-flooding-recovery-weather-emergency |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Ciavaglia |first1=Jo |last2=Haddon |first2=Michele |last3=Price |first3=Liam |last4=Haught |first4=J. Staas |last5=Guzman |first5=Francisco |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Pennsylvania flash flooding: 5 dead, 2 missing, including 9 month old, 2-year-old sister |language=en-US |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/16/bucks-county-flooding-pennsylvania-upper-makefield/70417889007/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718220816/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/16/bucks-county-flooding-pennsylvania-upper-makefield/70417889007/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Body of woman found after vehicle swept away during flooding in Alexander County |url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/body-woman-found-after-vehicle-swept-away-during-flooding/I5AHNLPJJNHMRDEOJ7H55ZPE5A/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |publisher=WSOC-TV |date=16 July 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718011629/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/body-woman-found-after-vehicle-swept-away-during-flooding/I5AHNLPJJNHMRDEOJ7H55ZPE5A/ |url-status=live }}
• July 10 – Torrential rain in southern Japan cause landslides that kill three people.{{cite news |last1=Kaneko |first1=Karin |title=Three killed and eight missing as heavy rain triggers landslides in southern Japan |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/10/national/southern-japan-heavy-rain/ |access-date=11 July 2023 |publisher=The Japan Times |date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712025650/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/10/national/southern-japan-heavy-rain/ |url-status=live }}
• July 13–18 – Tropical Storm Talim leaves three dead across the Philippines and Southern China.{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=L. Cardinoza |title='Dodong' leaves 2 dead in Pangasinan |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/18/regions/dodong-leaves-2-dead-in-pangasinan/1901143 |access-date=18 July 2023 |publisher=The Manila Times |date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718023959/https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/18/regions/dodong-leaves-2-dead-in-pangasinan/1901143 |url-status=live }}
• July 16 - Monsoon flooding in South Korea kill at least 41 people and 9 missing.{{cite news |last1=Jung-youn |first1=Lee |date=17 July 2023 |title=41 dead, 9 missing from torrential rain as of Tuesday morning |publisher=The Korea Herald |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230717000501 |access-date=18 July 2023}}
• July 17 – Torrential rains cause a landslide in Quetame, Colombia leaves 14 dead.{{cite news |title=Search for missing after landslide kills 14 in Colombia |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/colombia-landslide-kills-at-least-12 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=18 July 2023 |access-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718200802/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/colombia-landslide-kills-at-least-12 |url-status=live }}
• July 18 – Phoenix recorded their warmest ever low temperature on record, at {{convert|97|F|C}}.[https://www.12news.com/article/weather/extreme-weather/phoenix-hit-a-record-warm-low-temp-thursday-then-hit-the-citys-4th-hottest-day-ever/75-4ccd3432-b7d5-4d85-b4ec-f2bccd01b76f Phoenix is seeing its hottest July ever recorded] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720230241/https://www.12news.com/article/weather/extreme-weather/phoenix-hit-a-record-warm-low-temp-thursday-then-hit-the-citys-4th-hottest-day-ever/75-4ccd3432-b7d5-4d85-b4ec-f2bccd01b76f |date=July 20, 2023 }}, 12News, July 19, 2023
• July 19 – A severe storm sweeps through the western Balkans, killing five people.{{cite news |title=A powerful storm sweeps Balkans region after days of heat, killing at least 5 people |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-07-19/powerful-storm-sweeps-croatia-and-slovenia-after-days-of-heat-killing-at-least-3-people |access-date=7 August 2023 |work=San Diego Union Tribune |date=19 July 2023 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720132352/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-07-19/powerful-storm-sweeps-croatia-and-slovenia-after-days-of-heat-killing-at-least-3-people |url-status=live }}
• July 19–29 – Typhoon Doksuri causes at least 87 deaths and over $2 billion in damages.{{Cite web |date=3 August 2023 |title=Situation Report No. 16 for the Combined Effects of Southwest Monsoon and TC EGAY (2023) |url=https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__16_for_the_Combined_Effects_of_Southwest_Monsoon_and_TC_EGAY_2023.pdf |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• July 27 – The MB Aya Express capsizes in the Philippines, killing 27.{{cite news |last1=Hagan |first1=Rachel |title=Typhoon Doksuri: Raging storm with 108mph winds makes landfall in China after killing 40 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/typhoon-doksuri-raging-storm-108mph-30574323 |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Mirror |date=28 July 2023 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728135515/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/typhoon-doksuri-raging-storm-108mph-30574323 |url-status=live }}
• July 27–29 – Record-breaking floods in China result in 30 deaths and $2 billion in damages.{{cite news |title=Death toll rises to 30 in northern China floods |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/storm-doksuri-death-toll-rises-30-northern-china-floods-3680111 |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Channel News Asia |date=5 August 2023 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806105750/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/storm-doksuri-death-toll-rises-30-northern-china-floods-3680111 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=China's northeast braces for Doksuri fallout after typhoon takes toll on Hebei |work=Bangkok Post |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2624449/chinas-northeast-braces-for-doksuri-fallout-after-typhoon-takes-toll-on-hebei |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Bangkokpost |date=6 August 2023 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806090648/https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2624449/chinas-northeast-braces-for-doksuri-fallout-after-typhoon-takes-toll-on-hebei |url-status=live |last1=Post |first1=South China Morning }}
• July 22 – Another severe storms hits Serbia killing three.{{cite news |title=3 people die in Serbia as a second deadly storm rips through the Balkans this week |url=https://apnews.com/article/balkans-serbia-storm-deadly-climate-change-a6a080e54d9e31aa67b46b31e7c10e72 |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=AP |date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724224704/https://apnews.com/article/balkans-serbia-storm-deadly-climate-change-a6a080e54d9e31aa67b46b31e7c10e72 |url-status=live }}
• July 24- Lightning in Upstate New York kills one person.{{cite web |title=New York Event Report: Lightning |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1113314 |publisher=NCDC |access-date=October 21, 2023}}
• July 25 – A nighttime storm in Lombardy, Italy leaves four dead.{{cite news |title=Bad weather Milan, violent storm in the night: damage and flooding in Lombardy, 4 victims |url=https://www.fanpage.it/milano/live/maltempo-oggi-a-milano-violento-temporale-durante-la-notte-molti-i-danni-in-tutta-la-lombardia/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Fanpage |date=25 July 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802182509/https://www.fanpage.it/milano/live/maltempo-oggi-a-milano-violento-temporale-durante-la-notte-molti-i-danni-in-tutta-la-lombardia/ |url-status=live }}
• July 27 – August 11 – Typhoon Khanun kills at least two people in Okinawa.{{cite news |date=6 August 2023 |title=けが計106人 北部に線状降水帯 大東再び暴風警報 台風6号 |language=ja|trans-title=A total of 106 people were injured, a linear rain zone in the north, another storm warning in Daito, and Typhoon No. 6 |newspaper=Ryūkyū Shimpō |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9c423d5a61e36faa80c9c4c09168fd63e07749ee |accessdate=7 August 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806195208/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9c423d5a61e36faa80c9c4c09168fd63e07749ee |archivedate=August 6, 2023 |via=Yahoo! News |url-status=live }}
• July 30 – In Mari El, Russia, severe storms leave ten dead at a campsite.{{cite news |title=Russia storm: High winds kill 10 in central Volga region |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66354444 |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=30 July 2023 |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801175702/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66354444 |url-status=live }}

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• August 3–23 – Floods in Carinthia and Slovenia kill seven people.{{cite news |title=Hochwasser: Ein Todesopfer in Kärnten |url=https://orf.at/stories/3326584/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=ORF |date=6 August 2023 |language=de |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806175030/https://orf.at/stories/3326584/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Noodweer in Slovenië, twee Nederlanders omgekomen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2485415-noodweer-in-slovenie-twee-nederlanders-omgekomen |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=NOS |date=4 August 2023 |language=nl |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805075547/https://nos.nl/artikel/2485415-noodweer-in-slovenie-twee-nederlanders-omgekomen |url-status=live }}
• August 3 – 32 people are killed and one is left missing after a landslide in Shovi, Georgia.{{cite news |title=Death toll from Shovi landslide hits 32 |url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2023/3312 |access-date=23 November 2023 |work=Agenda.ge |date=10 September 2023}}
• August 4-8 - Severe storms, mainly in the Eastern United States kill two people and result in over a million power outages.{{cite news |title=Powerful storm kills 2 in eastern U.S., over a million left without power |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/powerful-storm-kills-2-in-eastern-u-s-over-a-million-left-without-power |access-date=January 5, 2024 |agency=Nation |publisher=PBS |date=August 8, 2023}}
• August 11 – Floods in Myanmar kills five.{{cite news |title=Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2023/08/12/five-dead-40000-evacuated-as-monsoon-floods-hit-myanmar.html |access-date=25 August 2023 |publisher=The Jakarta Post |date=12 August 2023}}
• August 12 – A landslide in Xi'an, China, kills 21 people and leaves six missing.{{cite news |title=Death toll in China mudslide rises to 21, with six people missing |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-storms-mudslide-100e4bb766de36c1b12bcf5627e7adfd |access-date=25 August 2023 |publisher=AP |date=13 August 2023}}
• August 12 – Four people are killed by lightning strikes in separate incidents in Yemen.{{cite news |last1=Huaxia |title=Lightning strikes kill 4 in N. Yemen |url=https://english.news.cn/20230813/f3b7db51c3784c8bb10a3c3dadd5a738/c.html |access-date=25 August 2023 |publisher=Xinhua |date=13 August 2023}}
• August 16–22 – Hurricane Hilary kills two people in Mexico and becomes the first tropical cyclone to bring tropical storm force winds to California since 1997.{{cite web |last1=Canseco|first1=Ricardo Díaz |last2=González|first2=Zurisaddai |title=Muere persona en Sinaloa por afectaciones indirectas de huracán Hilary |url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/08/19/huracan-hilary-en-vivo-sigue-el-minuto-a-minuto-a-donde-se-dirige-y-que-estados-afecta-hoy-19-de-agosto/ |trans-title=Hilary live: remains in category 2; at this time it will land with maximum winds of 250 km/h |publisher=Infobae |access-date=19 August 2023|language=es|date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |first=Ricardo Díaz |last=Canseco |title=Huracán Hilary: así fue el rescate de familias arrastradas por la corriente que dejó la lluvia torrencial |trans-title=Hurricane Hilary: this was the rescue of families dragged by the current left by the torrential rain |url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/08/20/huracan-hilary-asi-fue-el-rescate-de-familias-arrastradas-por-la-corriente-que-dejo-la-lluvia-torrencial/ |publisher=Infobae |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=es|date=19 August 2023 }} Additionally, four states in the United States break tropical cyclone rainfall records.{{cite news|date=22 August 2023|first=Kathryn|last=Prociv|title=Four states broke rainfall records because of Tropical Storm Hilary|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/four-states-broke-rainfall-records-tropical-storm-hilary-rcna101234|publisher=NBC News|access-date=23 August 2023|language=en}}
• August 20 – September 1 – Hurricane Franklin kills two people and leaves one missing in the Dominican Republic.{{cite news |last1=Alcantara |first1=Martin adames |title=Dominican officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin after heavy flooding kills 2 |url=https://apnews.com/article/tropical-storm-franklin-dominican-republic-flooding-c791d1b114db2fa28fad744ff11098a6 |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=AP |date=24 August 2023}}
• August 22 – September 3 – Typhoon Saola kills one person in the Philippines.{{cite news |title=One reported dead due to 'Goring,' 'Hanna' effects |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/1/Goring-Hanna-NDRRMC-update.html |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=CNNPhilippines |date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230912093333/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/1/Goring-Hanna-NDRRMC-update.html |url-status=dead }}
• August 24–31 – Hurricane Idalia kills nine people in the Eastern United States after landfall in Florida.{{cite news |title=Man struck by tree while cleaning hurricane debris is third Florida death from Hurricane Idalia |url=https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-idalia-death-florida-07cc2d490be8e84bc396273be7252fa4 |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=AP |date=7 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=Woman dies in apparent drowning at Outer Banks beach |url=https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/north-carolina/outer-banks/woman-dies-apparent-drowning-cape-hatteras-national-seashore/291-ec401398-95cb-4663-bc94-80bbbeefbb9d |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=13News Now |date=4 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=3 people drowned at Jersey Shore as rip currents created dangerous conditions over Labor Day weekend |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/ocean-rip-currents-jersey-shore/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=PhilyVoice |date=5 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=McNaught |first1=Shannon Marvel |last2=Lagatta |first2=Eric |title=Body of Maryland man washes ashore Delaware beach where Coast Guard warned of rip currents |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/04/body-of-swimmer-washes-ashore-near-delaware-beach-following-search/70760414007/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=USA Today |date=4 September 2023}}
• August 27 – September 6 – Typhoon Haikui leaves two dead in Taiwan and China.{{cite news |title=福州消防车颱风出勤遇山洪冲走 寻获8人已2死、另1人失踪 - 两岸 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/cn/realtimenews/20230905005702-260409?chdtv |accessdate=5 September 2023 |work=China Times |date=5 September 2023 |language=zh-hant-TW}}
• August 28–30 – Heavy rains in Tajikistan kills 21 people.{{cite news |title=Toll From Heavy Rains In Tajikistan Rises To 21 |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/toll-from-heavy-rains-in-tajikistan-rises-to-21-d29f1b8a |access-date=10 September 2023 |agency=Barrons |date=30 August 2023}}
• August 28 – Severe wind gusts strikes a thermal spa in Podhájska, Slovakia, injuring one person. Wooden booths at the spa were obliterated and swept away, trees were uprooted, and a camper was overturned. Tomas Pucik, a meteorologist and forecaster with the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) conducted a scientific study on the wind gusts. The study rated the damage caused IF1.5 on the International Fujita scale, with winds estimated between {{convert|144|to|216|km/h|mph}}.{{cite web |last1=MINDÁK |first1=KAROL |last2=ČERŇANSKÝ |first2=IVAN |last3=MARCIŠIAK |first3=MARCEL |title=FOTO a VIDEO: Kúpalisko v Podhájskej zrejme zasiahlo tornádo. Škody sú obrovské |url=https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/855091-foto-a-video-kupalisko-v-podhajskej-znicil-vichrica-zdemolovala-stanky-prevratila-aj-karavan-s-rodinou |publisher=Tvnoviny.sk |access-date=3 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033242/https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/855091-foto-a-video-kupalisko-v-podhajskej-zrejme-zasiahlo-tornado-skody-su-obrovske |archive-date=3 January 2024 |language=sk |format=News article and Video |date=29 August 2023 |url-status=live}}

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In September 2023, 20% of the earth's surface experienced new record high temperatures, the highest percentage of any month since the start of records in 1951.{{cite web |title=Mean Monthly Temperature Records Across the Globe / Timeseries of Global Land and Ocean Areas at Record Levels for September from 1951-2023 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202309/supplemental/page-3 |website=NCEI.NOAA.gov |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014030010/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202309/supplemental/page-3 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |date=September 2023 |url-status=live}} (change "202309" in URL to see years other than 2023, and months other than 09=September){{cite web |title=Earth had its warmest September; sixth consecutive month of record-high global ocean surface temperature |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202309 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016125445/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202309 |archive-date=16 October 2023 |date=13 October 2023 |url-status=live}}

• September 2 - Flooding in the Southwestern United States kills one person at the Burning Man festival.{{cite news |last1=Betts |first1=Anna |last2=Mayorquin |first2=Orlando |last3=Medina |first3=Eduardo |title=Authorities Investigate Death at Burning Man as Thousands Remain Trapped |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/03/us/burning-man-death-rain-mud.html |access-date=10 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=3 September 2023}}
• September 6 – A cyclone in Rio Grande do Sul causes floods that kill 21 people.{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=George |title=Brazilian state reels after its worst cyclone disaster |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66725124 |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=6 September 2023}}
• September 7–8 – The remnants of Typhoon Haikui combined with a low pressure trough cause widespread flooding in Hong Kong, killing four and injuring nearly 150.{{cite news |last1=Lam |first1=Jeffie |title=Body of man found during river clearance in Hong Kong's Yuen Long |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233976/hong-kong-flood-aftermath-body-man-found-during-river-clearance-yuen-long |access-date=10 September 2023 |work=South China Morning Post |date=9 September 2023 |language=en}}
• September 4–11 – Storm Daniel causes catastrophic flooding across Libya and Southeast Europe, killing near 7,000 people and leaving 10,000 missing. Additionally, flooding in Greece is responsible for $2.14 billion in damages.{{cite web |title=Toll reaches 6,872 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya due to Storm Daniel |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/toll-reaches-6872-dead-1000-missing-in-libya-due-to-storm-daniel/ |website=La Prensa Latina Media |date=September 13, 2023 |publisher=Online News Editor |access-date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914105533/https://www.laprensalatina.com/toll-reaches-6872-dead-1000-missing-in-libya-due-to-storm-daniel/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Rescue efforts stepped up after deadly floods in central Greece |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/rescue-efforts-stepped-up-after-deadly-floods-in-central-greece |access-date=10 September 2023 |agency=The Guardian |date=8 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b46d34c0-fef8-45f2-8930-a01c10b4d13a |title=Extreme flooding caused by Storm Daniel devastates Greece |publisher=Financial Times |date=8 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909131644/https://www.ft.com/content/b46d34c0-fef8-45f2-8930-a01c10b4d13a |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}
• September 11 - September 2023 northeastern U.S. floods - The city of Leominster, Massachusetts, declares a state of emergency after rain up to {{convert|11|in|mm|abbr=on}} brought unprecidented flash flooding.{{Cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Derrick Bryson |last2=Diaz |first2=Johnny |date=2023-09-12 |title=Massachusetts Cities Declare Emergency After 'Catastrophic' Flash Flooding |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/us/leominster-massachusetts-flash-flooding.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title='Catastrophic flooding' causes major damage, state of emergency in Leominster; Gov. Healey set for tour |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/area-of-leominster-urged-to-evacuate-amid-potential-issue-with-dam/3133385/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=NBC Boston |language=en-US}}
• September 19 – Three tornadoes, one rated as an EF3 tornado, hits Jiangsu in China. 10 people were killed.{{cite news |title=China braces for more harsh weather after tornado kills 10 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-says-more-harsh-weather-store-after-tornado-kills-one-2023-09-20/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=20 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Eric |title=Major brick residence damage in Funing during last night EF3 tornado. one of the hardest hit village, Banhu village was hit by the powerful EF4 tornado seven years ago, what a coincidence! This tornado has already led to five fatalities. |url=https://twitter.com/Ericwang1101/status/1704390647065747673 |website=X |publisher=@EricWang1101 |access-date=28 September 2023 |format=Post on X |date=20 September 2023 }}
• September 21–22 – Flooding hits New Zealand South Island causing a state of emergency in Queenstown and Southland with Queenstown recording its wettest day in 24 years and Wānaka recording its wettest day in 17 years.
• September 25 – Floods in Mexico and Guatemala kill 13 people and leave 22 missing.{{cite news |last1=Menchu |first1=Sofia |title=Heavy rains in Guatemala kill 6, leave 13 missing |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/883250/heavy-rains-in-guatemala-kill-6-leave-13-missing/story/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |agency=GMA News |publisher=Reuters |date=26 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=Flooding in the Mexican state of Jalisco leaves 7 people dead and 9 others missing |url=https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-mexico-dead-flood-rain-070580d9ade3fcc568601af042e75979 |access-date=28 September 2023 |publisher=AP |date=25 September 2023}}
• September 24–25 — Floods in the Western Cape province of South Africa kill at least 11 and leave over 80,000 without electricity.{{cite web |last1=Fowle |first1=Alice |last2=Thomas |first2=Morgan |title=Weather tracker: South Africa floods kill at least 11 people |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/29/weather-tracker-south-africa-floods |website=The Guardian |access-date=29 September 2023 |date=29 September 2023}}
• September 28–30 - New York City declares a state of emergency during major flooding in the city.{{Cite web |last=Gratzer |first=Anna |date=29 September 2023 |title=Hochul declares state of emergency as heavy rains flood parts NYC |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/09/29/brooklyn-subway-service-suspended-due-to-flooding-from-heavy-rain/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=New York Daily News }}

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The month of October was the warmest October ever recorded.{{cite news |title=Record temperatures in October indicate 2023 will be warmest year in history |url=https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231108-record-temperatures-in-october-guarantee-2023-will-be-warmest-year-in-history |access-date=4 December 2023 |agency=France 24 |publisher=News Wires |date=8 November 2023}}

• October 4 – Monthly record highs were set in Burlington, Vermont, and Syracuse, New York, with temperatures of {{convert|86|F|C}} and {{convert|89|F|C}}.[https://www.syracuse.com/weather/2023/10/central-ny-shatters-heat-record-for-the-date-closes-in-on-hottest-october-day-ever.html Central NY shatters heat record for the date, closes in on hottest October day ever], Syracuse.com, October 4, 2023[https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/burlington-vermont-october-heat-record/ Burlington, Vermont breaks its record for hottest October day], CBS Boston, October 4, 2023
• October 4–5 – Heavy rains in Sikkim causes the South Lhonak Lake to outburst, killing at least 74 people in Sikkim and West Bengal.{{cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title= Meer lichamen gevonden na overstromingen en dijkdoorbraak India, 74 doden |publisher=NOS |url= https://nos.nl/artikel/2493456-meer-lichamen-gevonden-na-overstromingen-en-dijkdoorbraak-india-74-doden |access-date=9 October 2023|language=nl}}
• October 6 – Six people are killed from rain-induced mudslides in Sri Lanka.{{cite news |last1=Mallawarachi |first1=Bharatha |title=Heavy rain and floods kill 6 people in Sri Lanka and force schools to close |url=https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-floods-rain-mudslide-44cb47e8c4aeaac9633a286f3eb469d9 |access-date=10 October 2023 |publisher=AP |date=6 October 2023}}
• October 8 – Landslides in Yaoundé, Cameroon leaves 27 dead and left 50 injured.{{cite news |title=Cameroon: Toll rises to at least 27 dead and 50 injured in floods |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/09/cameroon-toll-rises-to-at-least-27-dead-and-50-injured-in-floods/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |agency=AP |publisher=Africa News |date=9 October 2023}}
• October 8 – Bush fires in Darling Downs, Australia kills two people.{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Nathan |last2=Bowman |first2=Jay |title=Body found as southern Queensland bushfires burn properties in tinderbox conditions |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/qld-bushfires-body-found-tara-millmerran/103015702 |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=ABC News |date=25 October 2023}}
• October 17–23 – Hurricane Norma kills three people in Sinaloa, Mexico.{{Cite news|last=Sánchez|first=Samuel|title=Imágenes de daños causados por Norma; mueren 3 personas en Sinaloa|trans-title=Images of damage caused by Norma; 3 people die in Sinaloa|date=23 October 2023|url=https://www.unotv.com/nacional/huracan-norma-causa-danos-en-bcs-y-sinaloa-muere-un-nino/|work=Uno TV|language=es-MX|access-date=5 December 2023}}
• October 19–27 – Cyclone Lola becomes the earliest Category 5 cyclone in the South Pacific region and kills two in Vanuatu.{{cite news |last1=Saunokonoko |first1=Mark |title=Strengthening Tropical Cyclone Lola sets southern hemisphere record |url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/tropical-cyclone-lola-the-earliest-category-5-tropical-storm-on-record-in-the-southern-hemisphere/423419f6-30df-4190-8f13-07d8d8020104 |access-date=5 December 2023 |publisher=9News AU |date=24 October 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Pacific.scoop.co.nz » 'It's Just How Life Is Here': Children In Vanuatu Devastated By Early Return Of Cyclone Season |url=https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2023/10/its-just-how-life-is-here-children-in-vanuatu-devastated-by-early-return-of-cyclone-season/ |access-date=5 December 2023 }}
• October 22–25 – Hurricane Otis makes a devastating landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5, the strongest ever Pacific hurricane at landfall.{{Cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Elamroussi |first2=Aya |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Hurricane Otis' Category 5 'nightmare scenario' knocks out all communications in Acapulco, Mexico |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/weather/hurricane-otis-acapulco-mexico/index.html |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=CNN }} At least 50 people are killed,{{cite news |title=Es oficial, deja Otis 50 muertos |url=https://www.elmanana.com/noticias/nacional/cuantos-muertos-por-huracan-otis-hubo-oficialmente/5787983 |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=El Mañana |date=23 November 2023}} with some estimates going up to 350,{{cite news |title=News outlet in Acapulco says real hurricane death toll is over 350 |url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/news-outlet-in-acapulco-says-real-hurricane-death-toll-is-over-350/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=Mexico News Daily |date=14 November 2023 }} and $16 billion in damages are done.{{Cite web |last=Merida |first=Troy |date=17 November 2023 |title=Frustration grows in search for Acapulco sailors lost in hurricane |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/frustration-grows-search-acapulco-sailors-lost-hurricane-2023-11-17/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Reuters}}
• October 28 – November 6 – Tropical Storm Pilar leaves two dead in El Salvador.{{cite news |title=Tropical Storm Pilar dumps heavy rains on Central America, leaving at least 2 dead |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-10-31/tropical-storm-pilar-dumps-heavy-rains-on-central-america-leaving-at-least-2-dead |access-date=5 December 2023 |agency=Los Angeles Times |publisher=AP |date=31 October 2023}}

• November 19 – Flooding in the Dominican Republic kills 21 people.{{cite news |title=Dominican Republic rains kill at least 21, displace thousands |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/dominican-republic-alert-after-deadly-floods-kill-least-nine-2023-11-19/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=19 November 2023}}
• November 20 – Flooding in Turkey and Bulgaria kills nine people and leaves eleven crew members on the Kafkametler missing.{{cite news |title=Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead. 11 are still missing after a cargo ship sank in the Black Sea |url=https://apnews.com/article/turkey-weather-cargo-ship-sinking-1a6f0b1e1cd3c968ea351e1edd6d30c7 |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=AP |date=20 November 2023}}
• November 24-28 - A winter storm in the United States kills 4.[https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/weather/news/2023-11-25-thanksgiving-travel-sunday-winter-storm Deadly Winter Storm Treks East On Busy Thanksgiving Travel Weekend], Weather Underground, November 25, 2023[https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/multiday-lake-effect-snowstorm-western-new-york-northeast.amp Lake-effect snowstorm turns deadly in Pennsylvania after dumping more than 3.5 feet of snow in New York], Fox Weather, November 28, 2023
• November 27 – A snowstorm in Ukraine and Moldova kills eight people and injures another 29.{{cite news |title=Snowstorm kills eight in Ukraine and Moldova, hundreds of towns lose power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/winter-storm-causes-power-outages-road-closures-ukraine-2023-11-27/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=27 November 2023}}

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• December 2–18 – Cyclone Jasper becomes the wettest tropical cyclone in Australian history, with {{cvt|2,252|mm|in}} of rain falling in Northern Queensland.{{cite web |title=Tropical Climate Update |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/ |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220020527/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/ |archive-date=20 December 2023 |date=19 December 2023}}
• December 3 – Flooding and landslides in Tanzania kills 47 people and injures another 85.{{cite news |title=At least 47 dead in Tanzania landslides: local official |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2419801/world |access-date=5 December 2023 |publisher=Arab News |date=3 December 2023}}
• December 5 – An atmospheric river in the Pacific Northwest kills one person.{{cite news |title=Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures |url=https://apnews.com/article/pacific-northwest-atmospheric-river-rain-oregon-washington-f96cffd40a37a21786ac29f635f4e089 |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=AP |date=6 December 2023}}
• December 9-10 - A tornado outbreak kills 6 people in Tennessee.[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-dead-tornadoes-tear-tennessee-rcna128899 Toddler among 6 dead as tornadoes tear across Tennessee], NBC News, December 10, 2023
• December 14 – Over 500 people are injured in a subway collision in Beijing, partially due to slippery tracks in a winter storm.{{cite news |title=Over 500 people injured in Beijing train collision amid heavy snow |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/15/over-500-people-injured-in-beijing-train-collision-amid-heavy-snow/ |access-date=16 December 2023 |publisher=1 News |date=15 December 2023 |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215153531/https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/15/over-500-people-injured-in-beijing-train-collision-amid-heavy-snow/ |url-status=dead }}
• December 16 – A severe thunderstorm in Bahía Blanca, Argentina kills 13 people.{{cite news |title=Severe storm strikes coastal city in Argentina, at least 13 dead |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/severe-storm-strikes-coastal-city-argentina-least-13-dead-2023-12-17/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=Reuters |date=17 December 2023}}
• December 18 – A storm in the Northeastern United States kills four people and causes over 600,000 power outages.{{cite news |last1=Whittle |first1=Patrick |last2=Rathke |first2=Lisa |title=Deadly storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads |url=https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-northeast-64d2276c10ce2e7633ecb6df64f45d33 |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=AP |date=18 December 2023}}
• December 26 – 22 people are killed in floods in the Kasaï-Central provence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{cite news |last1=Kamale |first1=Jean-Yves |title=Floods in a central province in Congo kill at least 22 people, a local official says |url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-flooding-kasai-rainfall-cb521113d3f4ed3e5355890359646391 |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=AP |date=26 December 2023}}
• December 27 – Thunderstorms in Eastern Australia kills 10 people.{{cite news |title=9 people have died in wild weather in Australian states, officials say |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/9-people-died-wild-weather-australian-states-queensland-105933170 |access-date=1 January 2024 |agency=ABC News |publisher=AP |date=26 December 2023}}
• December 29 – 20 people are killed in landslides in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{cite news |last1=Kamale |first1=Jean-Yves |title=At least 20 killed in Congo flooding and landslides, bringing this week's fatalities to over 60 |url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-landslides-rains-floods-deaths-82c892e9d99ac2590d48fdcc473aec07 |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=AP |date=29 December 2023}}
• December 30 - Flash flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, kills 21.{{cite news |last1=Magome |first1=Mogomotsi |title=Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/flash-floods-kill-21-people-south-africas-coastal-106006445 |access-date=1 January 2024 |agency=ABC News |publisher=AP |date=30 December 2023}}
• December 31 - Tropical Storm Alvaro forms west of Madagascar, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the island, then persisting into 2024.

{{see also|Solar cycle 25#2023}}

• January 9 – An X1.9-class solar flare causes a widespread radio blackout across South and Central America. The active region that produced the solar flare also produced an X1.2-class solar flare on January 5.{{Cite web |author1=Tariq Malik |date=2023-01-09 |title=Huge solar flare erupts on the sun from 'hyperactive' sunspot |url=https://www.space.com/huge-solar-flare-eruption-hyperactive-sunspot |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Space.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110004926/https://www.space.com/huge-solar-flare-eruption-hyperactive-sunspot |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |title=Meteorological phenomena on Mars observed by the Perseverance rover |journal=Nature Geoscience |year=2023 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=8–9 |doi=10.1038/s41561-022-01085-z |bibcode=2023NatGe..16....8. |s2cid=255639639 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01085-z |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127173734/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01085-z |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}
• December 14 – An X2.8-class solar flare, the largest since September 2017, causes an R2 radio blackout across South and Central America.{{cite news |title=Strongest Solar Flare of Solar Cycle 25 |url=https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/strongest-solar-flare-solar-cycle-25 |access-date=16 December 2023 |publisher=Space Weather Prediction Center |date=15 December 2023}}{{cite news |title=R2 (Moderate) HF Radio Blackout Event on 14 Dec, 2023 |url=https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/r2-moderate-hf-radio-blackout-event-14-dec-2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |publisher=Space Weather Prediction Center |date=14 December 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |title=Sunspot Region Produces X2.8 Flare, Largest Since Sep 10, 2017 |url=https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/sunspot-region-produces-x28-flare-largest-sep-10-2017 |access-date=16 December 2023 |publisher=Space Weather Prediction Center |date=14 December 2023}}
• December 31 – An X5.0-class solar flare causes an R3 radio blackout over the Pacific.{{cite news |title=X5.0 Flare Closes Out the 2023 Year |url=https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/x50-flare-closes-out-2023-year |access-date=1 January 2024 |publisher=Space Weather Prediction Center |date=1 January 2023}}

{{See also|Timeline of meteorology#21st century}}

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• January 9 – Perseverance provides the first ever detailed weather report on Mars.{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Keith |title=Perseverance Mars rover files 1st detailed weather report |url=https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-weather-report |website=Space.com |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127170921/https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-weather-report |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |date=January 25, 2023 |url-status=live}}

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