Weather of 2022

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2022. The year began with a La Niña. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest weather event of the year were the European heat waves, which killed over 26,000 people, 11,000 of which were in France.[1] The costliest weather event of the year was Hurricane Ian, which caused at least $112.9 billion in damages in Florida and Cuba.[2] Another significant weather event was the Pakistan floods, which killed 1,739 people and a total of $14.9 billion in damages.[3]

The 18 weather/climate disaster events in the United States with losses exceeding $1 billion in 2022
Weather year articles (2020–present)
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Temperatures in Europe from July 17 to 23, showing temperatures upwards of 40 °C (104 °F).
  1. ^ "La canicule " vraisemblablement " à l'origine de plus de 11 000 décès supplémentaires en France cet été". Le Monde.fr (in French). September 5, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)". www.ncei.noaa.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan: Flood Damages and Economic Losses Over USD 30 billion and Reconstruction Needs Over USD 16 billion - New Assessment". World Bank. Retrieved January 14, 2023.