Storms in California in 2023

Events

3,148

Deaths

41

Injuries

56

Damage

$1.0 billion

Episodes

367

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

January 2023

• Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 20239 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, January 1, 2023$2,000 · 62 kt wind · 26 events
• Drought in California, January 1 to 10, 202310 events
• Flooding in California, January 1 to 17, 2023$272 million · 6 events
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 20233 deaths · $134 million · 5 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 20231 event
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, January 1, 20236 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, January 1, 2023$1,000 · 67 kt wind · 15 events
• High Wind in California, January 1, 202353 kt wind · 2 events
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in California, January 2 to 7, 20233 injured · $218,000 · 82 kt wind · 76 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 3 to 6, 20232 deaths · $50,000 · 52 kt wind · 42 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 3, 20231 event
• Heavy Snow in California, January 3 to 5, 20233 events
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 4 to 5, 20232 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, January 4 to 5, 2023$106,000 · 90 kt wind · 99 events
• High Wind in California, January 4 to 5, 202362 kt wind · 2 events
• Debris Flow and Flooding in California, January 4 to 5, 2023$10 · 10 events
• Winter Storm and High Wind in California, January 4 to 6, 202356 kt wind · 6 events
• Flash Flood and Debris Flow in California, January 4 to 8, 202372 kt wind · 6 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 5, 20231 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 5 to 6, 20231 event
• Winter Storm in California, January 7 to 8, 20233 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 7 to 8, 2023100 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind in California, January 7 to 8, 202356 kt wind · 1 event
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 7 to 9, 20231 death · $19,000 · 75 kt wind · 39 events
• Tornado and Winter Storm in California, January 7 to 12, 20232 deaths · $100,000 · EF1 · 55 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 7 to 8, 2023$8,000 · 64 kt wind · 19 events
• Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, January 8 to 10, 20231 death · $1,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind in California, January 8 to 9, 202360 kt wind · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, January 8 to 11, 20232 deaths · $32 million · 68 kt wind · 232 events
• Winter Storm in California, January 8 to 9, 20232 events
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, January 9 to 10, 20232 deaths · 1 injured · 82 kt wind · 32 events
• Avalanche and Flood in California, January 9 to 10, 2023$501,000 · 6 events
• Flooding and High Wind in California, January 9 to 10, 202367 kt wind · 15 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 11 to 12, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, January 11 to 13, 202353 kt wind · 1 event
• Tornado and Flooding in California, January 13 to 17, 2023$28,000 · EF0 · 40 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 13 to 14, 20233 events
• Winter Storm in California, January 13 to 14, 20233 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, January 14 to 15, 202341 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 14 to 17, 20239 events
• Flooding and Winter Weather in California, January 14 to 19, 2023$4,000 · 12 events
• Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, January 14, 20231 death · $10 · 5 events
• Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, January 14 to 16, 2023$2,000 · 2 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, January 14 to 17, 202365 kt wind · 30 events
• Flooding and High Wind in California, January 15 to 17, 2023$103,000 · 70 kt wind · 41 events
• High Wind in California, January 16, 202354 kt wind · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 17, 20231 event
• Debris Flow in California, January 17 to 23, 2023$10 · 1 event
• Heavy Snow in California, January 18 to 19, 20232 events
• Coastal Flood in California, January 20 to 22, 20231 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, January 21 to 24, 20238 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 21, 20232 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, January 21, 20235 injured · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 22, 20234 events
• High Wind in California, January 22, 202386 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, January 22 to 23, 202363 kt wind · 7 events
• High Wind in California, January 22 to 23, 202383 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 22 to 23, 202365 kt wind · 13 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 25, 20232 events
• High Wind in California, January 26, 202397 kt wind · 3 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 26, 20231 event
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 26, 202381 kt wind · 9 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 27, 20231 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 28, 20231 event
• Rip Current in California, January 28, 20231 death · 1 event
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 29 to 30, 202356 kt wind · 3 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 29, 20232 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, January 30 to 31, 2023$1,000 · 5 events
• Winter Weather in California, January 30, 20231 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 30, 20234 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 30 to 31, 20235 events
• High Wind in California, January 30 to 31, 202370 kt wind · 4 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, January 31, 20236 events

February 2023

• Frost and Freeze in California, February 1, 202312 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 3 to 4, 20233 events
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, February 4 to 5, 20232 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 4 to 6, 2023103 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, February 4, 202358 kt wind · 4 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 4 to 5, 20231 event
• Flood and Damaging Winds in California, February 4 to 6, 2023$3,000 · 57 kt wind · 13 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 6, 20234 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 7, 20232 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 8, 20233 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 9, 20232 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 10, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, February 11, 202360 kt wind · 1 event
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, February 12 to 13, 20233 events
• High Wind and Winter Weather in California, February 14 to 15, 202381 kt wind · 8 events
• High Wind in California, February 14, 2023110 kt wind · 1 event
• Winter Weather in California, February 14, 202316 events
• Dust Storm and High Wind in California, February 14, 2023$100,000 · 74 kt wind · 12 events
• High Wind in California, February 14, 2023$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, February 14, 202363 kt wind · 2 events
• Frost and Freeze and Winter Weather in California, February 14 to 16, 202314 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 18, 20238 events
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 24, 202339 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 21 to 23, 2023103 kt wind · 6 events
• Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in California, February 21 to 25, 2023$20,000 · 9 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, February 21, 20231 injured · $50 · 59 kt wind · 13 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, February 21 to 22, 2023$135,000 · 69 kt wind · 5 events
• Flash Flood and Blizzard in California, February 21 to 26, 2023$5,000 · 82 kt wind · 23 events
• High Wind in California, February 21 to 22, 202363 kt wind · 7 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, February 21 to 23, 2023$7,000 · 83 kt wind · 36 events
• High Wind in California, February 21 to 22, 2023$76,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 22 to 25, 2023EF0 · 23 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 23 to 26, 20235 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 23 to 24, 20234 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, February 24 to 26, 2023$7,000 · 65 kt wind · 71 events
• Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in California, February 24, 2023$30 · 4 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, February 24 to 25, 2023$2,000 · 5 events
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in California, February 26 to 28, 20231 death · 7 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 27 to 28, 20234 events
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in California, February 27 to 28, 202390 kt wind · 8 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 27 to 28, 20231 event
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, February 27 to 28, 202322 events
• Tornado and Winter Storm in California, February 27 to 28, 202325 events
• Flooding in California, February 27, 2023$60 · 6 events
• Avalanche in California, February 27, 20231 event
• Flood in California, February 27 to 28, 2023$10,000 · 1 event
• Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 27 to 28, 202353 kt wind · 4 events

March 2023

• Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, March 1 to 2, 20231 death · 1 injured · $933,000 · 22 events
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, March 1, 20233 events
• Winter Storm and Damaging Wind in California, March 1, 20231 injured · 62 kt wind · 4 events
• Flooding and Winter Weather in California, March 1, 2023$9,000 · 10 events
• Avalanche in California, March 1, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in California, March 1, 20232 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, March 2, 20237 events
• Winter Weather in California, March 4, 202318 events
• Flooding in California, March 4 to 30, 2023$43 million · 2 events
• Winter Storm and Hail in California, March 4 to 7, 2023$10,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
• Winter Storm in California, March 4 to 5, 20232 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 4 to 8, 2023$1.0 million · 17 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 4 to 6, 20237 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, March 4 to 5, 2023$8,000 · 8 events
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, March 7 to 10, 2023$100,000 · 4 events
• Winter Storm in California, March 7 to 8, 20232 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 9 to 12, 202389 kt wind · 18 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 9 to 13, 2023100 kt wind · 9 events
• Avalanche and Flooding in California, March 9 to 10, 20239 events
• Winter Storm in California, March 9 to 10, 20233 events
• Avalanche and Flood in California, March 9 to 14, 2023$3.0 million · 3 events
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, March 9 to 10, 2023$6,000 · 110 events
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, March 9 to 10, 202359 kt wind · 13 events
• Flooding and High Wind in California, March 9 to 14, 20231 death · 2 injured · $90 · 75 kt wind · 14 events
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, March 10 to 18, 2023$150,000 · EF1 · 44 events
• Flash Flood and Flooding in California, March 11 to 12, 2023$33,000 · 1 in hail · 34 events
• Avalanche and High Wind in California, March 13 to 14, 2023$2.0 million · 3 events
• Flash Flooding and Avalanche in California, March 14 to 16, 2023$60,000 · 11 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 14 to 18, 2023$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 18 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, March 14, 20233 injured · $80 · 84 kt wind · 15 events
• High Wind in California, March 14, 202367 kt wind · 5 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, March 14 to 15, 2023$40,000 · 19 events
• Flood in California, March 16 to 22, 20231 event
• Flooding in California, March 17 to 18, 2023$101,000 · 2 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 19 to 31, 2023$10,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
• Winter Weather in California, March 19 to 20, 20236 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, March 20 to 22, 2023$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 29 events
• Flash Flood and Flooding in California, March 21, 2023$7,000 · 19 events
• Tornadoes and Winter Storm in California, March 21 to 22, 20232 injured · EF1 · 11 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, March 21, 20235 deaths · 5 injured · $80 · 77 kt wind · 22 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 21 to 22, 202359 kt wind · 2 events
• High Surf in California, March 22 to 25, 20232 deaths · 1 event
• High Wind in California, March 23 to 24, 202370 kt wind · 8 events
• Flood in California, March 24 to 31, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in California, March 25 to 26, 20231 event
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 27 to 29, 2023$8.0 million · 50 kt wind · 12 events
• Winter Storm in California, March 27 to 29, 20234 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 27 to 30, 20231 death · 13 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 28 to 29, 202396 kt wind · 6 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 28 to 29, 202363 kt wind · 13 events
• Flooding and Hail in California, March 28 to 29, 2023$40 · 70 kt wind · 14 events
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, March 28 to 29, 202350 kt wind · 3 events
• Winter Storm in California, March 29 to 30, 20231 event
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, March 29 to 30, 20235 events
• Flood in California, March 30, 20232 events

April 2023

• Flood in California, April 1 to 10, 20231 event
• Winter Storm in California, April 1 to 3, 20231 event
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, April 2 to 3, 2023116 kt wind · 3 events
• Dust Storm and High Wind in California, April 2 to 3, 202363 kt wind · 6 events
• Winter Weather in California, April 2 to 3, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in California, April 2, 20232 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 3 to 4, 2023$1,000 · 63 kt wind · 5 events
• High Wind and Winter Weather in California, April 3, 202382 kt wind · 11 events
• Dust Storm and High Wind in California, April 3, 2023$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 events
• High Wind in California, April 3, 202363 kt wind · 6 events
• Winter Weather in California, April 6 to 7, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, April 12 to 13, 202363 kt wind · 5 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, April 17 to 18, 2023100 kt wind · 3 events
• Winter Weather in California, April 17 to 18, 20232 events
• Flooding in California, April 17 to 30, 20233 events
• Funnel Cloud in California, April 17, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in California, April 17, 20236 events
• High Wind in California, April 18, 202356 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, April 23 to 24, 202359 kt wind · 2 events
• Wildfire in California, April 26 to 30, 20231 event

May 2023

• Flooding in California, May 1 to 30, 20232 deaths · 3 events
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, May 1 to 3, 20233 events
• Winter Weather in California, May 3 to 6, 20232 events
• Debris Flow and Flood in California, May 3, 20232 events
• Winter Weather in California, May 3 to 4, 20232 events
• Tornadoes in California, May 4, 2023EF0 · 2 events
• Funnel Clouds in California, May 4, 20233 events
• Heavy Snow in California, May 5 to 7, 20232 events
• Flood in California, May 9, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, May 9, 202353 kt wind · 1 event
• Heat in California, May 14, 20235 events
• Cold in California, May 14, 20231 event
• Flood in California, May 16 to 31, 20231 event
• Flood in California, May 17, 2023$2,000 · 1 event
• Coastal Flood in California, May 17, 20231 event
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, May 20 to 23, 2023$99,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in California, May 20 to 21, 20233 events
• Flood in California, May 20, 20231 event
• Flood and Damaging Wind in California, May 21, 202357 kt wind · 2 events
• Wildfire in California, May 22 to 25, 20231 event
• Cold in California, May 27 to 29, 20232 deaths · 2 events

June 2023

• Flood in California, June 1 to 18, 20231 event
• Cold in California, June 4, 20231 death · 1 event
• Debris Flow and High Wind in California, June 4 to 6, 202363 kt wind · 3 events
• Hail in California, June 5, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events
• Debris Flow and Lightning Strike in California, June 5 to 7, 2023$5,000 · 2 events
• Flooding in California, June 6 to 7, 20234 events
• Debris Flows and Hail in California, June 8 to 9, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
• Flash Flood in California, June 8, 20231 event
• Debris Flows in California, June 9 to 13, 20234 events
• Flood in California, June 10, 20231 event
• Flood in California, June 11, 20231 event
• Damaging Wind in California, June 11, 202353 kt wind · 1 event
• Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, June 11 to 13, 20235 events
• Avalanche in California, June 14, 20231 death · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, June 17 to 19, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, June 18 to 19, 202374 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind in California, June 18 to 19, 202362 kt wind · 4 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, June 21, 20232 events
• Wildfire in California, June 27 to 29, 2023$3.0 million · 1 event
• Heat in California, June 30, 202321 events

July 2023

• Excessive Heat in California, July 1, 2023$10 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, July 1 to 4, 202311 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 1 to 2, 202331 events
• Heat in California, July 1 to 2, 20239 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 1 to 3, 20231 death · 7 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 1 to 3, 20237 events
• Avalanche in California, July 2, 20231 death · 2 injured · 1 event
• Flood in California, July 6 to 7, 2023$1,000 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, July 8, 20231 event
• Excessive Heat in California, July 11 to 22, 202310 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 11 to 22, 202311 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 11 to 13, 20234 events
• Wildfire in California, July 13 to 22, 20234 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 14 to 18, 20231 death · 7 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 15 to 17, 202333 events
• Heat in California, July 15 to 16, 202312 events
• Heat in California, July 16, 2023$10 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, July 19 to 23, 20237 events
• Avalanche and Heat in California, July 21 to 22, 202312 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 21 to 23, 202331 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 25 to 29, 202311 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 25 to 29, 20231 event
• Wildfire and Heavy Rain in California, July 25, 20232 events
• Wildfire in California, July 27 to 31, 20231 injured · 2 events
• High Wind in California, July 27, 202354 kt wind · 1 event
• Strong Wind in California, July 30, 20231 event
• Damaging Winds in California, July 31, 202357 kt wind · 2 events
• Dust Storm in California, July 31, 20232 events

August 2023

• Flash Flood in California, August 2, 2023$5,000 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, August 5 to 7, 202311 events
• Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in California, August 11 to 13, 2023$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events
• Lightning Strike in California, August 12, 2023$1,000 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, August 13 to 17, 20233 events
• Heat in California, August 14 to 17, 202315 events
• Heat in California, August 14 to 17, 20237 events
• Wildfire in California, August 15 to 31, 202323 injured · $2.3 million · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, August 15 to 26, 20231 event
• Wildfire in California, August 15 to 31, 20231 event
• Excessive Heat in California, August 16 to 17, 20236 events
• Hail in California, August 18, 2023$20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in California, August 18, 20231 event
• Flash Flooding in California, August 18, 2023$8,000 · 4 events
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, August 19 to 20, 2023$87,000 · 57 kt wind · 11 events
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, August 19 to 21, 2023$512 million · 72 kt wind · 29 events
• Heavy Rain in California, August 19, 20231 event
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in California, August 19 to 21, 2023$72,000 · 54 kt wind · 50 events
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in California, August 19 to 22, 202339 events
• Flash Flooding in California, August 20 to 21, 202333 events
• Excessive Heat in California, August 26 to 30, 20239 events
• Excessive Heat and Dense Fog in California, August 28 to 30, 202310 events
• Excessive Heat in California, August 28 to 30, 20232 events
• High Wind in California, August 30 to 31, 20231 death · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in California, August 31, 2023$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event

September 2023

• Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 20231 event
• Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 20231 event
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1 to 2, 2023$1.2 million · 72 kt wind · 25 events
• Heavy Rain in California, September 1 to 3, 20231 event
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, September 1 to 4, 202368 kt wind · 6 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in California, September 1 to 2, 20233 deaths · 9 events
• Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in California, September 1, 2023$30 million · 52 kt wind · 25 events
• Heat in California, September 7 to 12, 20237 events
• Excessive Heat in California, September 9 to 10, 20238 events
• Heavy Rain in California, September 9 to 10, 20231 event
• Wildfire in California, September 9 to 30, 20231 event
• Lightning Strike in California, September 21, 20232 injured · 1 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, September 22, 20232 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, September 29 to 30, 20236 events
• Heavy Rain in California, September 29 to 30, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in California, September 30, 20232 events
• Dust Storm in California, September 30, 20231 event

October 2023

• Wildfire in California, October 1 to 31, 20231 event
• Wildfire in California, October 1 to 2, 20231 event
• Heavy Rain in California, October 1, 20232 events
• Heat in California, October 4 to 8, 20235 events
• High Wind in California, October 10 to 11, 202370 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, October 11, 202370 kt wind · 8 events
• High Surf in California, October 17 to 19, 20233 events
• Heat in California, October 18 to 20, 20237 events
• Flooding in California, October 22 to 23, 20233 events
• High Wind in California, October 22, 202357 kt wind · 3 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, October 24, 20232 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, October 25 to 26, 202357 kt wind · 6 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, October 26, 20232 events
• Wildfire and High Wind in California, October 28 to 31, 20232 injured · 74 kt wind · 9 events
• High Wind in California, October 28 to 30, 202390 kt wind · 7 events

November 2023

• High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, November 5 to 6, 202366 kt wind · 6 events
• Winter Weather in California, November 6 to 7, 20232 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 7, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, November 7 to 9, 202370 kt wind · 4 events
• High Wind in California, November 7, 202358 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, November 7 to 9, 202367 kt wind · 4 events
• High Surf in California, November 10, 20231 death · 1 event
• Dust Storm and High Wind in California, November 15, 2023$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
• Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, November 15, 2023$2,000 · 5 events
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, November 15 to 16, 202359 kt wind · 5 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 17, 20233 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 2023134 kt wind · 9 events
• Winter Weather in California, November 18 to 19, 20232 events
• High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 202384 kt wind · 14 events
• Dust Storm and High Wind in California, November 19, 202363 kt wind · 2 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 19, 20231 event
• High Wind in California, November 19 to 21, 202381 kt wind · 16 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 20 to 21, 2023$19,000 · 70 kt wind · 18 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 22, 20231 event
• Cold in California, November 24 to 27, 20235 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, November 25 to 28, 202311 events
• Rip Current in California, November 25 to 26, 20231 death · 1 event

December 2023

• High Wind in California, December 2, 202352 kt wind · 1 event
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, December 6 to 7, 202391 kt wind · 5 events
• High Wind in California, December 7 to 10, 202369 kt wind · 6 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 8, 20231 event
• Dense Fog in California, December 8 to 9, 20232 events
• Wildfire and High Wind in California, December 9 to 11, 202363 kt wind · 6 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, December 9 to 13, 20239 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 10, 20231 event
• Heavy Rain in California, December 17 to 18, 20235 events
• Tornado and Flooding in California, December 18 to 19, 2023$42,000 · EF1 · 9 events
• Flooding and Winter Weather in California, December 19 to 21, 202312 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, December 21, 202316 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 21 to 22, 20232 events
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, December 21 to 22, 2023$6,000 · 8 events
• Flash Flood in California, December 22, 2023$1,000 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, December 22 to 23, 20237 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 23 to 24, 20234 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 24 to 25, 20232 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 26, 20232 events
• High Wind in California, December 26 to 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, December 28 to 30, 20232 injured · $50 · 6 events
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, December 28 to 30, 20238 events
• Winter Weather in California, December 30, 20231 event

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.