Editing Weather of 2022 (section)

===January===
In January 2022, the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] documented 13 weather-related fatalities and 18 weather-related injuries in the [[United States]] and [[Territories of the United States]].<ref name="NOAA January 2022">{{cite web |title=Storm Event Database - January 2022 |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=2022&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=2022&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=31 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>

*December 16, 2021 – January 19, 2022 &ndash; [[2021–2022 Malaysian floods|Floods]] in [[Malaysia]], locally called ''Banjir Shah Alam'', caused by [[2021 Pacific typhoon season#Tropical Depression 29W|Tropical Depression 29W]], killed 54 people with two missing and caused over $4.77 billion (2021 [[United States Dollar|USD]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=May 1, 2022 |title=Floods claim 54 lives so far, two still unaccounted for - Bukit Aman |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news_disaster.php?id=2040627 |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/12/24/flood-losses-could-amount-to-rm20-billion/|title=Flood losses 'could amount to RM20 billion'}}</ref>
*December 24, 2021 – January 6, 2022 &ndash; [[2021–22 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Seth|Tropical Cyclone Seth]] killed two people and caused severe flooding in southeastern [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-03/ex-tropical-cyclone-seth-hazardous-surf-conditions/100735770|title=Woman drowns as ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth powers hazardous surf conditions|author1=Ainslie Drewitt-Smith|author2=Keely Johnson|work=ABC News|date=January 5, 2022|accessdate=January 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-05/qld-ex-tropical-cyclone-seth-wild-weather-seas/100724676|title=Man dies after being pulled from Gold Coast surf as ex-tropical cyclone Seth brings abnormally high tides, heatwave|author=|work=ABC News|date=January 4, 2022|accessdate=January 7, 2022}}</ref>
*December 30, 2021 – January 1, 2022 &ndash; [[2021–2022 Boulder County fires|Grass fires]] in [[Boulder County, Colorado]] killed one person, left one person missing and injured six others. Wind gusts of {{convert|115|mph|kph}} were reported and the fire destroyed 1,084 structures and caused $513 million (2022 [[United States Dollar|USD]]) in damage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tens of thousands of residents in Colorado told to evacuate due to wildfires driven by wind gusts as high as 115 mph |date=December 30, 2021 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/weather/colorado-wildfires/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref>
*December 31, 2021 – January 6, 2022 &ndash; [[Flood]]s in [[Oman]] killed at least six people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oman - Floods (MET Oman, media, media floodlist) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4385 |publisher=[[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]] |access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref>
*January 1–4 &ndash; A [[2021–22 North American winter#Early January nor'easters|winter storm]], unofficially named ''Winter Storm Frida'' by [[The Weather Channel]], killed five people, caused 428,000 power outages, and caused damage across the [[United States]] and [[Iceland]].<ref name="md-car-crash">{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3-hurt-after-vehicle-snowplow-crash-on-columbia-pike-in-montgomery-county/2926273/ | title=3 Killed in SUV, Snowplow Crash on Columbia Pike in Montgomery County | publisher=NBC 4 Washington | date=January 3, 2022 | accessdate=January 4, 2022 | author=Trujillo, Briana | archive-date=January 4, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104020228/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3-hurt-after-vehicle-snowplow-crash-on-columbia-pike-in-montgomery-county/2926273/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Cameron |title=5 dead, hundreds stranded in winter storm |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/588108-5-dead-hundreds-stranded-in-winter-storm |work=The Hill |date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
*January 1–27 &ndash; [[2022 Rwanda floods|Severe storms and floods]] in [[Rwanda]] killed 15 people and injured 37 others.  Seven of the fatalities and 26 of the injuries occurred due to lightning.<ref name="erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu">{{cite web |title=Rwanda - Severe weather (Rwanda Meteorology Agency, media) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4406 |publisher=[[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]] |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
*January 3 &ndash; A [[landslide]] in [[China]] killed four people, injured three others, and left nine missing.<ref>{{cite web |title=China - Landslide (Xinhua, CMA, media) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4384 |publisher=[[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]] |access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref>
*January 4 &ndash; Floods in [[Indonesia]] killed nine people.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 1 (03 - 09 Jan 2022) |date=January 10, 2022 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/asean-weekly-disaster-update-week-1-03-09-jan-2022 |publisher=[[ASEAN]] |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/floods-kill-2-kids-prompt-evacuation-of-24000-in-indonesia|title=Floods kill 2 kids, prompt evacuation of 24,000 in Indonesia|first=French Press Agency-|last=AFP|date=January 4, 2022|website=Daily Sabah}}</ref>
*January 5–13 &ndash; [[Cyclone Cody]] killed one person and caused over $25 million (2022 [[United States Dollar|USD]]) in damage across [[Fiji]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lice Monovo|date=January 9, 2022|title=Fiji cyclone: Man drowns attempting to cross flooded river|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/fiji-cyclone-man-drowns-attempting-to-cross-flooded-river.html|access-date=January 9, 2022|website=newshub.co.nz|publisher=RNZ Pacific|location=Fiji|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091800/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/fiji-cyclone-man-drowns-attempting-to-cross-flooded-river.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Ana 2022-01-24 1112Z.jpg|thumb|[[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] at landfall in [[Mozambique]] on January 24.]]
*January 5 - [[Freezing rain]] leads to traffic accidents in the [[New York Metropolitan Area]], causing two deaths and causing several delays, as well as closing [[New York State Route 25A]].<ref>[https://www.fox5ny.com/news/freezing-rain-causing-accidents-across-new-york-city-region Freezing rain causes deadly accidents across New York City region], FOX5NY, January 5, 2022</ref>
*January 7–8 &ndash; A [[2022 Murree snowstorm|blizzard]] in [[Murree]], [[Pakistan]] killed 23 people.<ref name="AP"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Murree snowstorm death toll goes up to 23 amid rescue, relief operation |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/392222-tourists-stranded-as-heavy-snowfall-blocks-roads-in-murree |access-date=January 11, 2022 |work=geo.tv |date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
*January 8 &ndash; A [[Capitólio rockfall|rock collapse]] in [[Capitólio]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]], caused by heavy rains, killed ten people and injured 32 others.
*January 10 &ndash; [[2022 East London floods|Floods]] in [[East London, South Africa]] killed 14 people and left hundreds homeless.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-01-12-eastern-cape-officials-still-counting-losses-after-floods-kill-14-and-displace-hundreds/|title= Eastern Cape officials still counting losses after floods kill 14 and displace hundreds|date=January 12, 2022|accessdate=January 19, 2022|newspaper=The Daily Maverick|last1= Sgqolana|first1= Tembile}}</ref>
*January 10–14 &ndash; [[2021–22 European windstorm season#Storm Diomedes|European Windstorm Diomedes]] killed one person, with one missing, and caused damage across [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Second missing migrant found dead in northern Greece |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1175441/second-missing-migrant-found-dead-in-northern-greece/ |publisher=ekathimerini.com |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref>
*January 11 &ndash; A 37-year-old man was injured by a lightning strike in [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.neakriti.gr/article/kriti/irakleio/1643344/kakokairia-diomidis-andras-htupithike-apo-kerauno-ston-komo/|title = Κακοκαιρία "Διομήδης": Άνδρας χτυπήθηκε από κεραυνό στον Κομό - Νοσηλεύεται στην Καρδιολογική του Βενιζέλειου| newspaper=Νέα Κρήτη |date = January 11, 2022}}</ref>
*January 13–19 &ndash; A major [[January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm|winter storm]], unofficially named ''Winter Storm Izzy'' by The Weather Channel, killed five people, injured 17 others, caused over 375,000 power outages, and caused damage across [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
**January 16 &ndash; The storm system produced six tornadoes in [[Florida]], including an EF2 tornado that caused major damage to three mobile home parks near [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]] and injured three people.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
**January 17 &ndash; [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]], recorded 48 centimetres (19&nbsp;in) of snow, which is the second-largest snowstorm on record for Ottawa.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
**January 17 &ndash; [[Toronto]], [[Canada]], recorded 33&nbsp;cm of snow, which is the third largest snowfall for Toronto since 1937.  The storm prompted the [[Meteorological Service of Canada]] to issue the first [[blizzard warning]] for Toronto since 1978.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ranger |first=Michael |title=Up to 60 cm of snow possible as historic winter storm hits Toronto, GTA |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/01/17/blizzard-snowfall-toronto-gta/ |date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2023 |work=[[CityNews]]}}</ref>
*January 14 &ndash; [[Onslow, Western Australia]] recorded a temperature of {{convert|50.7|C|F}}, which if verified, would be tied as the highest in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/01/13/australia-southern-hemisphere-temperature-record/ Australia hits 123 degrees, tying highest temperature on record in Southern Hemisphere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117023036/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/01/13/australia-southern-hemisphere-temperature-record/ |date=January 17, 2022 }}, Washington Post, January 13, 2022</ref>
*January 18 &ndash; [[2022 Antananarivo floods|Floods]] in [[Antananarivo, Madagascar]], killed 11 people and left 500 people homeless.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
*January 19 &ndash; An [[avalanche]] in [[Slovakia]] killed one person and injured one other.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tragiczna lawina w Tatrach Zachodnich. Nie żyje 25-letni skialpinista |date=January 19, 2022 |url=https://tatromaniak.pl/aktualnosci/tragiczna-lawina-w-tatrach-zachodnich-nie-zyje-25-letni-skialpinista/ |publisher=tatromaniak.pl |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>
*January 19–22 &ndash; [[2021–22 North American winter#Late January Southeast snowstorm|A winter storm]], unofficially named ''Winter Storm Jasper'' by [[The Weather Channel]], killed one person, injured two others, and caused damage across the [[United States]].
*January 20–29 &ndash; Five people die in a [[2021–22 North American winter#January cold wave|cold wave]] across [[North America]]. Four people die of [[hypothermia]] near [[Emerson, Manitoba]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |title='On their own in the middle of a blizzard': Baby among 4 found dead near US, Canada border |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/20/4-dead-frigid-weather-near-us-border-canada-officials-say/6598399001/ |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> Meanwhile, a fifth person dies in Upstate New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=College student dies after being found outside in extreme cold: Police |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/college-student-dies-after-being-found-outside-in-extreme-cold-police/ar-AATg17K |website=MSN |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
*January 20  &ndash; [[René Robert (photographer)|René Robert]], a Swiss photographer, died from [[hypothermia]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=January 26, 2022|title=Paris : René Robert, le célèbre photographe de Flamenco, est mort en pleine rue dans l'indifférence totale|trans-title= |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/01/26/le-photographe-rene-robert-meurt-en-plein-paris-son-corps-reste-9h-dans-la-rue-sans-que-personne-nintervienne-10069432.php|language=French|work=[[La Dépêche du Midi]]|location=Paris|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Killed by indifference': 84-year-old photographer René Robert dies in the snow on busy Paris street |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/01/26/killed-by-indifference-84-year-old-photographer-rene-robert-dies-in-the-snow-on-busy-paris |access-date=January 28, 2022 |work=[[Euronews]] |date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>
*January 20 &ndash; A series of ice accumulation resulted in 23 injuries in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=12204519342&force_dynamic_map=true%3B |title=European Severe Weather Database |website=eswd.eu |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222122119/https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=12204519342&force_dynamic_map=true%3B |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*January 20–23 &ndash; [[2022 Pakistan landslides|Heavy rains in Pakistan]] killed eight people from multiple landslides and building collapses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan – 8 Killed After Heavy Rain Causes Damage and Landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |url=https://floodlist.com/asia/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan-landslide-january-2022 |publisher=Flood List |access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
*January 20–25 &ndash; [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] killed 142 people and caused over $25 million (2022 [[United States Dollar|USD]]) in damage across [[Madagascar]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]], [[South Africa]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa's east |date=January 28, 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/death-toll-storm-ana-rises-86-another-storm-brews-africas-east-2022-01-28/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
*January 21 &ndash; An [[avalanche]] in [[Switzerland]] killed one person.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skitourenfahrer (†72) stirbt an schweren Verletzungen |date=January 22, 2022 |url=https://www.blick.ch/news/schwer-verletzt-im-spital-lawine-erfasst-skitourenfahrer-72-in-conthey-vs-id17168557.html |publisher=[[Blick]] |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>
*January 21–27 &ndash; [[Storm Elpis|European Windstorm Elpis]] becomes a rare snowstorm that killed three people and injured 18 others while affecting [[Greece]], [[Cyprus]], [[Israel]], and [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amid winter storm Elpis, 9 kids suffer CO poisoning from coal burnt to heat homes |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-winter-storm-elpis-9-kids-suffer-co-poisoning-from-coal-burnt-to-heat-homes/ |publisher=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> The storm also spawned a rare [[landspout]] which later became a [[Waterspout#Snowspout|snownado]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=meteo.gr|access-date=January 24, 2022|title=Η κίνηση του υδροσίφωνα στις Στενιές Άνδρου όπως καταγράφηκε από κάμερα καιρού! #κακοκαιρια #ελπις (The movement of the water spout in Stenies Andros as recorded by a weather camera! #κακοκαιρια #ελπις)|date=January 24, 2022|number=1485553738530148357|user=meteogr|language=el}}</ref>
*January 24 &ndash; A series of flash floods in [[Uganda]] killed nine people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uganda – at Least 9 Killed in Western Region Flash Floods |url=https://floodlist.com/africa/uganda-floods-kisoro-january-2022 |publisher=Flood List |access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
*January 24 – February 11 &ndash; [[Cyclone Batsirai]] killed 123 people, injured at least ten others, caused 43,500 power outages and caused at least $190 million (2022 [[United States Dollar|USD]]) in damage across [[Madagascar]], [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]].
*January 26 &ndash; A [[2022 Colombia landslides|landslide]] in [[Colombia]] killed two people.<ref name="erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu"/>
*January 27 &ndash; An [[avalanche]] in [[Turkey]] killed two people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two killed in avalanche in eastern Turkey |date=January 27, 2022 |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220127-two-killed-in-avalanche-in-eastern-turkey/ |publisher=[[Middle East Monitor]] |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>
*January 27–30 &ndash; A [[January 2022 North American blizzard|nor’easter and blizzard]], unofficially named ''Winter Storm Kenan'' by [[The Weather Channel]] and ''Blizzard of 2022'' by [[WBTS-CD|NBC News Boston]], killed four people (2 direct and 2 indirect) and caused over 118,000 power outages across the [[East Coast of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Four blizzard-related deaths on Long Island, three while shoveling snow |date=January 30, 2022 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-long-island-storm-deaths-20220130-xiqdaflxubhfbimjljpm7g2hm4-story.html |publisher=NY Daily News |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/timeline-impact-everything-you-need-to-know-to-survive-the-blizzard-of-2022/2626090/|title=Timeline: Everything You Need to Know About the Blizzard of 2022|first=Danielle|last=Noyes • •|date=January 28, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2022-01-28-winter-storm-kenan-blizzard-warnings-northeast-snowstorm-noreaster|title=Winter Storm Kenan, a Major Nor'easter Packing Blizzard Conditions, Takes Aim at the East Coast &#124; The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel &#124; weather.com|website=The Weather Channel}}</ref><ref>[https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2022/01/elderly-cutchogue-man-drowns-in-pool-he-fell-into-while-shoveling-snow/ Elderly Cutchogue man drowns in pool he fell into while shoveling snow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125041652/https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2022/01/elderly-cutchogue-man-drowns-in-pool-he-fell-into-while-shoveling-snow/ |date=November 25, 2022 }}, The Suffolk Times, January 29, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.audacy.com/wcbs880/news/local/woman-found-dead-in-car-on-li-during-winter-storm Woman found dead in car on LI during winter storm: Nassau County ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130182522/https://www.audacy.com/wcbs880/news/local/woman-found-dead-in-car-on-li-during-winter-storm |date=January 30, 2022 }}, WCBS, January 29, 2022</ref>
**January 29 &ndash; [[Providence, Rhode Island]] set a new all-time daily snowfall record of {{convert|18.8|in|cm}}, breaking the previous record of {{convert|18.3|in|cm}} from February 4, 1961.<ref>{{cite web |title=Even during the Blizzard of '78, we didn't have as much snow in one day as we did today. 18.8" fell at TF Green, breaking the old record of 18.3". The Blizzard of '78 record for 1 day snowfall is now 3rd at 18.0". The '78 storm is still #1. |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/tjdelsanto/status/1487600560106881024%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw&ved=2ahUKEwiVorKt_9j1AhWXkYkEHc1TAq4Qjjh6BAgEEAE&usg=AOvVaw3cnuMadShuquoMRLg0NKm1 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=Pinpoint Weather12 |access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
**January 29 &ndash; [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], recorded its snowiest day in January on record, and also tied its all-time daily snowfall record set on [[North American blizzard of 2003|17 February 2003]], with {{convert|23.6|in|cm}} of snow falling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking: today was the snowiest January day on record in #Boston. Absolutely staggering snow total of 23.5 inches. Wow. Blizzard of '78 had "only" 21 inches in a calendar day on January 20. |url=https://twitter.com/myradarwx/status/1487585077840257026 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=MyRadar Weather |access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
*January 28 &ndash; A person dies from a cold weather-related incident in [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=College student dies after being found outside in extreme cold: Police |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/college-student-dies-after-being-found-outside-in-extreme-cold-police/ar-AATg17K |website=MSN.com |publisher=[[ABC News]] |access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref>
*January 28–30 &ndash; [[Storm Malik|European Windstorm Malik]], also known as ''Storm Valtteri'' and ''Storm Nadia'', killed six people, caused 810,000 power outages and caused damage across the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Latvia]], [[Estonia]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], and the [[Czech Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-killed-and-62-000-homes-suffer-power-cuts-in-strong-winds-as-second-storm-set-to-batter-uk-within-hours/ar-AAThbtn?ocid=msedgntp|title=Woman killed and 110,000 homes and businesses suffer power cuts in strong winds - as second storm set to batter UK within hours|website=www.msn.com|accessdate=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130015538/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-killed-and-62-000-homes-suffer-power-cuts-in-strong-winds-as-second-storm-set-to-batter-uk-within-hours/ar-AAThbtn?ocid=msedgntp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Storm Malik: Boy, 9, dies after tree falls during storm |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60183035 |access-date=January 29, 2022 |work=BBC News |date=January 29, 2022 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130015539/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60183035 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Wismann | first=I.M.L. |date=January 30, 2022 | title=Kvinde dræbt i stormvejret | url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2022-01-30-kvinde-draebt-i-stormvejret | publisher=TV2 | accessdate=January 30, 2022 | language=da | trans-title=Woman killed in storm }}</ref><ref name="DW 30Jan2022">{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Storm Malik pounds Northern Europe, leaves 4 dead {{!}} DW {{!}} January 30, 2022|url=https://www.dw.com/en/storm-malik-pounds-northern-europe-leaves-4-dead/a-60598286|access-date=January 30, 2022|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*January 28 – February 3 &ndash; [[2022 Brazil floods and landslides|Floods and landslides]] in [[Brazil]] killed 28 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil - Floods and landslides, update (INMET, media) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4411 |publisher=[[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]] |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
*January 29 &ndash; Two [[avalanche]]s in the [[Poland|Polish]] side of the [[Tatra Mountains]] killed two people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two avalanches in the Tatras. Two people are dead. Snow swept skiers in the area of Kasprowy Wierch and the Valley of Five Polish Ponds |date=January 29, 2022 |url=https://zakopane.naszemiasto.pl/dwie-lawiny-w-tatrach-dwie-osoby-nie-zyja-snieg-porwal/ar/c1-8654439 |publisher=zakopane.naszemiasto.pl |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>
*January 31 &ndash; The [[World Meteorological Organization]] certified a 477.2-mile-long lightning strike, also dubbed "megaflash", over the southern United States on April 29, 2020, as a new world record for the longest-lightning strike.<ref name=WMO>{{cite news |title=World record 477-mile-long lightning 'megaflash' confirmed over U.S. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/01/31/world-record-lightning-megaflash-us/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
*January 31 &ndash; The [[World Meteorological Organization]] certified a 17.1-second-long lightning strike over Uruguay and northern Argentina on June 18, 2020, as a new world record for the longest lasting lightning strike.<ref name=WMO/>
*January 31 – February 1 &ndash; A [[2022 Ecuador landslides|landslide and floods]] in [[Ecuador]] killed 24 people with nine missing, and injured 47 others.<ref>{{cite web |title=At least 23 dead in Ecuador landslide |date=February 2022 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/01/americas/ecuador-landslide-intl-latam/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=February 2, 2022|title=Ecuador: Rescue efforts after heavy rain triggers Quito landslide|page=1|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-60230560|access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
*January 31 – February 1 &ndash; [[2022 Haiti floods|Floods in Haiti]] killed five people with one missing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Haiti - Floods, update (Haiti Civil Protection, Meteo Haiti) |url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Products/Echo-Flash#/daily-flash-archive/4411 |publisher=[[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]] |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>