In 2022, 148 people died due to extreme heat and 22 people died due to extreme cold in the United States. During the previous year, 190 people died due to extreme heat, and 106 died due to extreme cold nationwide.
Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, & US National Weather Service. (June 14, 2023). Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, und US National Weather Service. "Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US National Weather Service. (2023). Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and US National Weather Service. "Number of Deaths Due to Extreme Weather in The U.S. from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration & US National Weather Service, Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, & US National Weather Service, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/