Weather of 2023

The year saw a transition from La Niña to El Niño, with record high global average surface temperatures.

The deadliest weather event of the year was Storm Daniel, which killed over 5,900 people, with most of the fatalities coming from Libya.

[1] The costliest weather event of the year was Typhoon Doksuri, which caused $28.5 billion in damages in China, the Philippines and Taiwan.

[28] Starting in April 2023, a record-breaking heat wave in Asia has affected multiple countries, including India, China, Laos and Thailand.

[29][30] An early-season tornado outbreak in the Southern United States was responsible for eight deaths and 53 injuries.

[39][40] In February, Cyclone Freddy formed on February 4 and lasted until March 14, making it the longest lived tropical cyclone on record, surpassing Hurricane John of 1994,[41] tracking across the entire Indian Ocean, the first to do so since Hudah and Leon-Eline in 2000.

[43][44] Cyclone Helios which formed in early February brought recorded rain and humidity to Malta from 80 years.

Storm Daniel , the deadliest weather event of the year, soon after landfall in Libya
The 23 weather and climate disaster events in the United States with losses exceeding $1 billion in 2023
Severe weather causing a cold snap in Afghanistan on January 28
Cyclone Freddy at peak intensity on February 19
The aftermath of the 2023 Serasan landslide
Cyclone Mocha at peak intensity on May 14
The system responsible for the Haiti floods on 3 June
The flood systems responsible for the North India floods on 10 July
2023's June–July-August season was the warmest on record globally by a large margin, as El Niño conditions continued to develop. [ 171 ]
Storm Daniel soon before landfall in Libya
Hurricane Otis nearing landfall in Acapulco
Cyclone Jasper on 8 December
2023 saw the highest global average surface temperature in recorded history. [ 226 ]