Editing Weather of 2023 (section)

=== January ===
{{Update|date=January 2023}}

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]].<ref name="NOAA January 2023">{{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 }}</ref>

[[File:Afganistan cold snap-2023-01-28T00 00 00Z.jpg|thumb|Severe weather causing a [[2023 Afghanistan cold snap|cold snap]] in [[Afghanistan]] on January 28]]
*November 2022–January 2023 – The rainy season in [[Malawi]] resulted in 42 fatalities from various severe weather incidents.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*December 26–January 25 — [[2022–2023 California floods]]: A series of [[atmospheric river]]s impacts [[California]], killing 22 people and causing at least 200,000 power outages in the state.<ref name="California floods">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 1 &ndash; 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmi.dk/vejrarkiv/vejrekstremer-danmark/ |title=Vejrekstremer Danmark |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 }}</ref>
*December 18, 2022 – February 5, 2023 — A [[Surface weather analysis#Stationary fronts and shearlines|shear line system]] caused [[2022–2023 Philippine floods|flooding and landslides]] across the [[Philippines]], killing 97 people with 25 more missing.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 4 — Heavy rains caused a house to collapse in [[Matala, Angola|Matala]], [[Angola]], with two people being killed.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 4–5 — Flooding and landslides in [[Bukavu|Buvaku]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] kills five people.<ref name="Jan 9 ERCC">{{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 }}</ref>
*January 6–8 — Flooding and landslides in [[Indonesia]] kills five people.<ref name="Jan 9 ERCC" />
*January 10 — Flooding and landslides in [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]] kill six people.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 10–17 — A [[2023 Afghanistan cold snap|cold snap]] in [[Afghanistan]] kills at least 166 people and more than 80,000 livestock.<ref name="Firstpost 2023-01-25" /> The coldest temperature recorded was {{Convert|-33|C|F}} in the province of [[Ghor Province|Ghor]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 12 — [[Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023|An early season tornado outbreak]] causes at least nine deaths in the [[Southern United States]] and several [[Tornado emergency|tornado emergencies]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 12 — A lightning strike in [[HaOgen]], [[Israel]] kills a person walking their dog.<ref name="ESWD">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 13–16 — Heavy rains in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]] cause extreme flooding and a mudslide which killed two people.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 14 — A flash flood in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]] killed two people and injured 25 others.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 15 — [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Rajasthan]] records a temperature of -4.7 Celsius (23.4 Fahrenheit) from a [[cold wave]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Cold wave conditions prevail in Rajasthan; temperature dips to- 4.7 degrees in Fatehpur, -2.7 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 }}</ref>
*January 16 &ndash; Two [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF1]] tornadoes touch down in [[Iowa]], the first tornadoes in the state in January since 1967.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 16 — A [[landslide]] in [[Locroja District]], [[Peru]] kills three people and leaves three others injured.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 17 — [[2023 Nyingchi avalanche|An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet]], killing 28.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 18–19 — [[Flooding]] and [[landslide]]s in [[Brazil]] kill 3 and leave 2 missing.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 20 — [[Cyclone Cheneso]] leaves 33 dead and 20 missing in [[Madagascar]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 27–February 6 — Heavy amounts of rain struck [[Auckland Region|Auckland]] and the upper North Island in New Zealand causing massive flooding resulting in 4 deaths<ref>{{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 }}</ref> and 3 injuries<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 31 &ndash; [[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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*January 31–February 2 — An [[January 31 – February 2, 2023 ice storm|ice storm]] kills 10 people and causes 500,000 power outages across the [[Southern United States]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>