March 23: World Meteorological Day edit
1913: A tornado struck the city of Omaha, Nebraska on Easter Sunday, killing more than 100 people.
1923: Joanne Simpson, renowned research meteorologist and the first woman to receive a PhD in meteorology, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
2014: Cyclone Gillian reached peak intensity over the southeastern Indian Ocean, with wind gusts of up to 315 kilometres per hour (195 mph).