Weather of 2014

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2014. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including

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In January, Cyclone Christina, a European windstorm, caused three fatalities and €375 million in damage across western Europe.^[2]

In April, an avalanche on Mount Everest killed 16 people.^[3]

In November, a cold wave affected North America, and a series of winter storms killed 29 people.^[4][5][6]

Dubuque, Iowa had its coldest year on record in 2014.^[7]

Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires

In April, wildfires in Chile killed 15 people.^[8]

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Also in July, the Carlton Complex Fire became Washington's largest single wildfire.^[10]

Floods

In March, a

In May, floods in southeast Europe killed at least 86 people, with damage estimated at €3.5 billion.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

In June, floods affected Bulgaria, killing 16 people.^{[20][21][22][23][24]} Also in June, floods in Afghanistan killed 73 people.^[25] June floods in Western Canada caused over C$1 billion in damage.^[26]

In July, a period of heavy rainfall caused a landslide in western India that killed 151 people.^[27]

In August, heavy rainfall led to a

In September, flooding affected India and Pakistan, killing 557 people.^[31][32]

In October, monsoonal rainfall caused a landslide in Sri Lanka, killing 16 people.^[33]

In December, heavy rainfall in Indonesia caused a landslide on Java that killed 93 people.^[34]

Tornadoes

During the year, there were at least of 881 tornadoes in the United States alone, collectively resulting in 47 deaths.^[35][36] An outbreak in April killed 35 people and left over US$1 billion in damage.^[37]

In April, a tornado in Brazil killed one person.^[38] In July, tornadoes in Australia killed two people.^[39]

Tropical cyclones

As the year began, Cyclone Christine was dissipating over Western Australia,^[40] and Cyclone Bejisa was moving toward the Mascarene Islands in the south-west Indian Ocean.^[41] Throughout the year, a further 15 tropical cyclones developed or moved into the south-west Indian Ocean.^[42][43] Among these were Cyclone Hellen, which in April became one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Mozambique Channel, with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) and a barometric pressure of 925 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg). Hellen killed eight people along its path.^{[44][45][46][47]} In the Australian region, there were 16 tropical cyclones during the year following Cyclone Christine, including powerful Cyclone Gillian, which disrupted the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,^[48] and Cyclone Ita, which left more than A$1.1 billion (US$1 billion) in damage in northeastern Australia.^[49] There were 19 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, including powerful Cyclone Ian which moved near Tonga, killing one person.^[50] There were also two short-lived subtropical depressions in the South Atlantic Ocean.^[51][52][53]

In the northern hemisphere, activity began on 2 January when a

In November, a hailstorm affected the Australian city of Brisbane, causing A$1.1 billion worth of damage.^[67]

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