The first four months of 2023 places the total, direct costs of the confirmed billion-dollar events ($19.0 billion) in second place behind the first four months of 2021 ($36.1 billion mostly driven by the historical Feb. Only 20 had more, with eight separate disasters recorded in January-April. The number of disasters so far this year is the second-highest number recorded during the first four months of a year. The total cost of these events exceeds $19 billion, and they have resulted in 97 direct and indirect fatalities. These disasters consisted of five severe storm events, one winter storm and one flooding event. There have been seven confirmed weather and climate disaster events, each with losses exceeding $1 billion this year. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Drought conditions expanded or intensified in parts of the Plains, Southeast and Northeast this month, while drought contracted or was eliminated across large parts of the West, Mid-Atlantic, Florida and in other parts of the northern and southern Plains, as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico. was in drought, down about 3.8% from the beginning of April. Drought Monitor, about 24.4% of the contiguous U.S. Much of the central Interior to the West Coast and parts of the Southeast were near average, while parts of the Aleutians and Northwest Gulf experienced below-average precipitation for the month.Īccording to the May 2 U.S. Conditions were wetter than average across much of the North Slope, eastern Interior and in parts of the Panhandle. Monthly precipitation averaged across the state of Alaska was 2.01 inches, ranking in the middle third of the 99-year record. Conversely, Delaware ranked seventh wettest, North Carolina ranked eighth wettest and New Jersey had its 10th-wettest April on record. Precipitation was above average across portions of the Northwest, along the Gulf and East coasts and Upper Midwest and below average from California to the Ohio River Valley and in parts of the northern Rockies and Maine.Īrizona, Missouri, Nebraska and New Mexico ranked third to sixth driest on record, respectively. was 2.40 inches, 0.12 inch above average, ranking in the middle third of the 129-year record. The April precipitation total for the contiguous U.S. temperature-related energy demand during April was 47 percent of average and the 22nd-lowest value in the 129-year period of record. Temperatures were below average across almost the entire state with near-normal temperatures in parts of the Southeast and Aleutians during the month.īased on NOAA's Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI), the contiguous U.S. This ranked as the fourth-coldest April in the 99-year period of record for the state and was the coldest April since the record-cold April of 1985. The Alaska statewide April temperature was 16.3☏, 7.0☏ below the long-term average. Conversely, Massachusetts and Delaware ranked second and third warmest April on record, respectively, while nine additional states experienced a top-10 warmest April for nighttime temperatures. North Dakota ranked 12th coldest April on record for nighttime temperatures. Temperatures were near or below normal from the Northwest to the Plains and in parts of the Tennessee River Valley. Minimum temperatures were above average from the Great Lakes to the Northeast, along the East and Gulf coasts and in parts of the Southwest. average minimum (nighttime) temperature during April was 38.5☏, 0.2☏ below the 20th century average, ranking in the middle third of the historical record. North Dakota ranked eighth coldest April on record for daytime temperatures. Maryland and Delaware ranked warmest on record while New Jersey ranked third warmest with eight additional states ranking among their top-10 warmest April for daytime temperatures. Temperatures were below average from the Northwest to the central Rockies and northern Plains and parts of the southern Plains. Maximum temperatures were above average from the Southwest to the Northeast, along the East and Gulf coasts and in parts of the southern Plains. average maximum (daytime) temperature during April was 64.3☏, 0.8☏ above the 20th century average, ranking in the middle third of the record. Conversely, North Dakota ranked 10th coldest on record for the month. Temperatures were above average from the central Plains to the Great Lakes, along the East and Gulf coasts and in parts of the Southwest and southern Plains.įor the month of April, Maryland and Delaware each ranked second warmest on record for April while New Jersey ranked third, with nine additional states ranking among their top-10 warmest April in the 129-year record. Generally, temperatures were below average from the Northwest to the central Rockies and northern Plains and parts of the southern Plains. average temperature during April was 51.4☏, 0.3☏ above average, ranking in the middle third of the record.
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