![]() The total cost of these 360 events exceeds $2.570 trillion. has sustained 360 separate weather and climate disasters where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (based on the CPI adjustment to 2023) per event. Since these billion-dollar disaster records began in 1980, the U.S. The 1980–2022 annual average is 8.1 events (CPI-adjusted) the annual average for the most recent five years (2018–2022) is 18.0 events (CPI-adjusted). severe storm season is reflected in the high count of billion-dollar events that have produced destructive tornadoes, severe hail and high wind across much of the central and eastern U.S. For this year-to-date period, the first six months of 2023 rank second-highest for disaster count, behind 2017 with 14 disasters and behind 2021 which had $42.5 billion in terms of total cost. The total cost of these events exceeds $32.7 billion (CPI-adjusted), and they have resulted in 100 direct and indirect fatalities. These disasters consisted of 10 severe storm events, one winter storm and one flooding event. All of these disasters were severe storm events.įor 2023 to-date, 12 weather and climate disasters have losses exceeding $1 billion. Three new billion-dollar weather and climate disasters were confirmed this month, two of which occurred during the month of May. Precipitation was near average in parts of south-central Alaska and along the Gulf of Alaska coast while below-average precipitation was observed in part of the Aleutians during this period. The January–June precipitation ranked 14th wettest in the 99-year record for Alaska, with above-average precipitation observed across much of the state. Maryland had its fourth-driest January–June on record. Conversely, precipitation was below average across parts of the Northwest, northern and central Plains, Southwest, central Mississippi Valley, Mid-Atlantic and along parts of the Gulf during the January–June period. Precipitation was above average from California to the western Great Plains and in parts of the southern Mississippi Valley, northern Great Lakes, Southeast and Northeast. was 15.70 inches, 0.39 inch above average, ranking in the middle third of the 129-year record. The January–June precipitation total for the contiguous U.S. Conditions were wetter than average across most of the state while parts of the Northeast, Southwest and Panhandle were near normal and parts of the Southeast Interior and Aleutians observed below-normal precipitation during the month. Conversely, West Virginia and Virginia had their ninth- and 10th-coldest June on record, respectively.Īcross the state of Alaska, the average monthly precipitation was 2.85 inches, making last month the 19th-wettest June in the 99-year record. North Dakota ranked third warmest on record for June while two additional states ranked among their top-10 warmest on record. Temperatures were above average from the Northwest to the northern Plains, as well as in the southern Plains and Florida Peninsula. Generally, June temperatures were below average from California to the central Plains and across much of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. in June was 69.0☏, 0.5☏ above average, ranking in the middle third of the 129-year record. The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. ranked in the middle third of the historical record. In June, the average temperature and precipitation for the contiguous U.S. ![]() had a warm start to 2023 with 29 states experiencing a top-10 warmest January–June including Florida which ranked warmest on record. Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan each ranked in the top-10 driest June on record. Portions of the Midwest experienced dry soils, low streamflow and distressed crops in June.Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires created air quality issues for millions in portions of the Northeast and Great Lakes this June.A total of 12 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters have been confirmed this year.Heat waves impacted the southern Plains, Northeast and Puerto Rico this month, breaking temperature records and creating life-threatening conditions. ![]()
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