Editing Weather of 2023 (section)

===May===
[[File:Mocha 2023-05-14 0050Z.jpg|thumb|[[Cyclone Mocha]] at peak intensity on May 14]]
*May 3 – present — [[2023 African Great Lakes floods|Floods in East Africa]], especially in the DRC and Rwanda killed 440 and 129 respectively. 
*May 14–15 — [[Cyclone Mocha]] impacted [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]], killing 438 people in total.<ref name="435 deaths3"/><ref name="rfa.org"/><ref name="bhorerkagoj"/>
*May 15 – Lightning kills one person and injured another in [[Texas]].<ref>[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</ref>
*May 16 – While in [[Cyclone Fabien]], the ''Lu Peng Yuan Yu'' fishing vessel [[Lu Peng Yuan Yu sinking|capsizes]] in the [[Indian Ocean]]. 16 of the 39 people on board have been confirmed dead.<ref>{{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?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf266800977&utm_campaign=tw_abc_news&utm_source=t.co&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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*May 16 – 17 — 17 people died and ten of thousands were left homeless in [[2023_Emilia-Romagna_floods|devastating floods in the Emilia-Romagna]] region of northern Italy.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*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.<ref>[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</ref> This cold snap lead to several damaging frosts and freezes in [[Upstate New York]].<ref>[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</ref>
*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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*May 23 – Two people were killed in a storm in [[Texas]].<ref>[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</ref>
*May 28 – A tourist boat [[Lake Maggiore boat incident|sinks]] on [[Lake Maggiore]] in northern Italy, killing four.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*May 29 – [[Shanghai]] records its hottest ever May temperature, at {{convert|36.1|C|F}}.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*May 29 – [[2023 Nova Scotia wildfires|Wildfires in Nova Scotia]] cause 16,000 to evacuate.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*May 30 – A landslide in the southwestern [[Sichuan province]], China, kills 19.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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