Editing Weather of 2023 (section)

=== October ===
*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}}.<ref>[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</ref><ref>[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</ref>
*October 4–5 – Heavy rains in [[Sikkim]] causes the [[South Lhonak Lake]] to [[Glacial lake outburst flood|outburst]], killing at least 74 people in Sikkim and [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title= Meer lichamen gevonden na overstromingen en dijkdoorbraak India, 74 doden |publisher=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |url= https://nos.nl/artikel/2493456-meer-lichamen-gevonden-na-overstromingen-en-dijkdoorbraak-india-74-doden |access-date=9 October 2023|language=nl}}</ref>
*October 6 – Six people are killed from rain-induced mudslides in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*October 8 – Landslides in [[Yaoundé]], [[Cameroon]] leaves 27 dead 50 injured.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*October 25 – [[Hurricane Otis (2023)|Hurricane Otis]] makes landfall near [[Acapulco, Mexico]] as a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane with winds of 165&nbsp;mph (270&nbsp;km/h) and a central pressure of {{convert|923|mb|inHg|sigfig=4}},<ref>{{cite report|last1=Brown|first1=Daniel|last2=Kelly|first2=Larry|date=October 25, 2023|title=Hurricane Otis Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep18/ep182023.update.10250625.shtml|language=en-US|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> becoming the first Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall at Category&nbsp;5 intensity, as well as surpassing [[Hurricane Patricia]] as the strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane.
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