Editing Weather of 2023 (section)

=== February ===
[[File:Freddy 2023-02-19 0900Z.jpg|thumb|[[Cyclone Freddy]] at peak intensity on February 19]]
*February 1 &ndash; {{convert|0.4|in|cm|abbr=on}} of [[snow]] falls in [[New York City]], becoming the latest date for first measurable snow there.<ref>[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</ref> Despite the minimal snow, a ground stop was still issued at [[LaGuardia Airport]].<ref>[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</ref>
*February 2 &ndash; Avalanche has buried a tourist near Mały Kościelec in [[Tatra Mountains]], Poland. After a few days the men died.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*February 3&ndash;4 &ndash; A [[February 2023 North American cold wave|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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> The next day, the temperature of {{convert|-10|F|C}} in [[Boston]] became the coldest day in the city since 1957.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*February 5&ndash;7 &ndash;  In the [[Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel District]], 15 died from landslides that occurred after heavy rains.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*February 5 &ndash; March 13 &ndash; [[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 2 days, and holds the record for the highest [[accumulated cyclone energy]] (ACE) of any tropical cyclone of 87.01.<ref name="Freddy record" /><ref name="NOAA Freddy" /> 238 people die in Madagascar and Mozambique and over 1,200 people were killed in [[Malawi]] from extreme flooding and mudslides.<ref name="AfricaNews-2023" /><ref name="The Star-2023" /><ref name="Cyclone Freddy claims 2 lives in Manicaland-2023" /><ref name="ReliefWeb-2023" /><ref name="ABC News-2023" /><ref name="Cyclone Freddy lashes Mozambique and Malawi" /><ref name="Malawi deaths">{{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}}</ref>
*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]].<ref>[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</ref>
*February 11&ndash;15 &ndash; [[Cyclone Gabrielle]] struck [[New Zealand]] particularly in the [[Gisborne Region|Gisborne]] and [[Hawkes Bay]] areas leaving 11 people dead while +3 are currently missing. Making it the most destructive cyclone in New Zealand since [[Cyclone Bola|1988]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*February 16 &ndash; 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&nbsp;°F (4&nbsp;°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.<ref>[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</ref>
*February 18–23 &ndash; [[2023 São Paulo floods and landslides|Floods and mudslides]] kill at least 65 people across the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in Brazil.<ref name="BrazilFebruary">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Correio Braziliense">{{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}}</ref>
*February 21–28 &ndash; A [[February 2023 North American storm complex|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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>