The numbers come as the nation has experienced 60 such disasters in the past three years, the most in that timeframe since record-keeping began in 1980.

Seven different billion-dollar or more extreme weather events struck the U.S. during the first four months of 2023.

That’s one of the “notable” findings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) April State of the Climate report, released Monday.

“The number of billion dollar disasters so far in 2023 is significant,” NOAA wrote. “Only 2017 and 2020 had more during this timeframe, with eight separate disasters recorded in the January-April period.”

In total, the extreme weather events killed 97 people and caused more than $19 billion in damages. They come as the nation has seen 60 such disasters in the past three years, the most in that timeframe since record-keeping began in 1980, The Weather Channel reported.

The costliest and deadliest events so far this year were two severe weather outbreaks in the […]