List of weather records
This is a list of weather records, a list of the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency among measurements around the Earth. Each of these records is understood to be the record value officially observed, as these records may have been exceeded before modern weather instrumentation was invented, or in remote areas without an official weather station.
Temperature
The standard measuring conditions for temperature are 1.2 meters above the ground, and not in the direct sunlight (hence the term, x degrees "in the shade")
Heat
Highest temperature ever recorded
| Temperature | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/On Earth | 57.8 °C (136 °F) | Al 'Aziziyah, Libya | 1922-09-13.[1] |
| Algeria | 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) | Illizi | 2011-08-18[2] |
| Benin | 44.5 °C (112 °F) | Kandi | ?[3] |
| Botswana | 42.6 °C (108.4 °F) | Tsabong | ?[3] |
| Burkina Faso | 47.2 °C (117 °F) | Dori | ?[3] |
| Burundi | 36.1 °C (97 °F) | Bujumbura | ?[3] |
| Cameroon | 47.7 °C (117.9 °F) | Kousseri | ?[4] |
| Central African Republic | 45 °C (113 °F) | Birao | ?[3] |
| Chad | 47.6 °C (117.7 °F) | Faya-Largeau | 2010-06-22[4] |
| Congo-Brazaville | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | Mpouya | 2011-7-3[3] |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) | Kisangani | ?[3] |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | Odienne | ?[3] |
| Djibouti | 49.5 °C (121 °F) | Tadjourah | ?[3] |
| Egypt | 50.3 °C (122.6 °F) | Kharga | ?[3] |
| Eritrea | 48 °C (118.4 °F) | Massawa | ?[3] |
| Ethiopia | 48.9 °C (120 °F) | Dallol | ?[3] |
| Gambia | 45.5 °C (114 °F) | Basse Santa Su | ?[3] |
| Ghana | 43.9 °C (111 °F) | Navrongo | ?[3] |
| Guinea-Bissau | 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) | Bafata | ?[3] |
| Lesotho | 39.4 °C (103 °F) | Maseru | ?[3] |
| Malawi | 45 °C (113 °F) | Ngabu, Chikwana | ?[3] |
| Mali | 48.2 °C (118 °F) | Gao | ?[3] |
| Mauritania | 50 °C (122 °F) | Akjujt | ?[3] |
| Morocco | 50.7 °C (123.2 °F) | Semara | 2009-8-16[2] |
| Mozambique | 47.3 °C (117.2 °F) | Chibuto | 2009-2-3[2] |
| Namibia | 47.8 °C (118 °F) | Noordoewer | 2009-2-6[2] |
| Niger | 48.2 °C (118.8 °F) | Bilma | 2010-06-23[4] |
| Nigeria | 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) | Yola | 2010-4-3[4] |
| Rwanda | 35.4 °C (95.8 °F) | Kigali | ?[2] |
| Senegal | 48.8 °C (119.8 °F) | Matam | ?[2] |
| Sierra Leone | 40 °C (104 °F) | Njala | ?[2] |
| Somalia | 47.8 °C (118 °F) | Berbera | ?[2] |
| South Africa | 50.0 °C (122 °F) | Dunbrody, Eastern Cape | 2010-01-22[5] |
| Sudan | 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) | Dongola | 2010-06-25[4] |
| Swaziland | 46.1 °C (115 °F) | Sidvokodvo | ?[2] |
| Tanzania | 39.4 °C (103 °F) | Zanzibar | ?[2] |
| Tunisia | 50.1 °C (122.2 °F) | El Borma | ?[2] |
| Uganda | 39.4 °C (103 °F) | Kigtum | ?[2] |
| Zambia | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province | 2010-10-13[4] |
| Zimbabwe | 45.6 °C (114 °F) | Beitbridge | ?[2] |
| North America | 56.7 °C (134 °F) | Death Valley, California, USA | 1913-07-10[6] |
| Canada | 45.0 °C (113 °F) | Midale, Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan | 1937-07-05[7] |
| Mexico | 52.0 °C (126°F) | Mexicali | 1996-7-31[2] |
| Asia | 53.9 °C (129 °F) | Tirat Tsvi, North District, Israel | 1942-06-21[8] |
| Bangladesh | 45.1 °C (113.2°F) | Rajshahi | 30-4-1972[9] |
| China | 49.7 °C (118 °F) | Ading Lake, Turpan, Xinjiang, China | 2008-08-03[4] |
| India | 51.1 °C (123.9 °F) | Purulia, West Bengal | 2005-06-18[10] |
| Iraq | 52.0 °C (125.7 °F) | Basra Ali Air Base, Nasiriyah |
2010-06-14[4] 2011-08-02[11][12] |
| Kuwait | 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) | Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait | 2011-08-03[13] |
| Japan | 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) | Kumagaya, Saitama / Tajimi, Gifu | 2007-08-16[14] |
| Malaysia | 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) | Chuping | 1998-04-09[15] |
| Myanmar | 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) | Myinmu | 2010-05-12[4] |
| Pakistan | 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) | Mohenjo-daro, Sindh | 2010-05-26[4][16] |
| Philippines | 42.2 °C (107.96 °F) | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley | 1912-04-12[17] |
| Qatar | 50.4 °C (122.7 °F) | Doha | 2010-07-14[4] |
| Russia | 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) | Belogorsk, Amur Oblast | 2010-07-12[18] |
| Saudi Arabia | 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) | Jeddah | 2010-06-22[4] |
| Singapore | 36.0 °C (96.8 °F) | Singapore | 1998-03-26[15] |
| South Korea | 40.0 °C (104 °F) | Daegu | 1942-08-01[19] |
| Thailand | 44.5 °C (112.1°F) | Uttaradit | 1960-04-27[20] |
| Turkey | 48.8 °C (119.8°F) | Mardin | 1993-08-14[21] |
| Oceania‡ | 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) | Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia | 1960-01-02[1][22][23] |
| New Zealand | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Rangiora, Canterbury and Jordan, Marlborough (tied) | 1973-02-07[24] |
| Solomon Islands | 36.1 °C (97 °F) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Province | 2010-02-01[4] |
| Europe | 48.5 °C (119.3 °F) | Catenanuova, Sicily, Italy | 1999-08-10[25] |
| Austria | 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) | Dellach im Drautal | 1983-07-27[26] |
| Belarus | 38.9 °C (102 °F) | Gomel | 2010-08-07[4] |
| Belgium | 38.8 °C (102 °F) | Uccle | 1947-06-27 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.2 °C (115.16 °F) | Mostar (Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 1900-07-31 |
| Bulgaria | 45.2 °C (113.3 °F) | Sadovo, Plovdiv Province | 1916-08-05[27] |
| Croatia | 42.8 °C (109 °F) | Ploče | 1998-08-05[28] |
| Cyprus | 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) | Lefkoniko, Cyprus | 2010-08-01[4] |
| Czech Republic | 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) | Prague-Uhříněves | 1983-07-27[29] |
| Denmark | 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) | Holstebro, Midtjylland | 1975-08-10[30] |
| England | 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) | Faversham, Kent | 2003-08-10[31] |
| Estonia | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | Võru | 1992-08-11[32] |
| Finland | 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) | Liperi | 2010-07-29[33] |
| France | 44.1 °C (110.1 °F) | Conqueyrac / Saint-Christol-lès-Alès | 2003-08-12[34] |
| Germany | 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) | Gärmersdorf bei Amberg / Karlsruhe & Freiburg | 1983-07-27 / 2003-08-13[35] |
| Greece | 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) | Elefsina, Taloi, Athens | 1977-07-10[3] |
| Greenland | 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) | Tasilaq | 2005-07-13[3][36] |
| Hungary | 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) | Kiskunhalas | 2007-07-08[37] |
| Iceland | 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) | Teigarhorn, Djúpivogur | 1939-06-22[38][39] |
| Ireland | 33.3 °C (92 °F) | Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny | 1887-06-26[40] |
| Italy | 48.5 °C (119.3 °F) | Catenanuova, Sicily | 1999-08-10[41] |
| Latvia | 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) | Daugavpils | 1943-08-04[42] |
| Lithuania | 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) | Zarasai, Utena County | 1994-07-30[43] |
| Macedonia | 45.7 °C(114.26 °F) | Demir Kapija, Demir Kapija Municipality | 2007-07-24[44] |
| Moldova | 41.5 °C(106.7 °F) | Camenca, Camenca sub-district, Transnistria | 2007-07-21[45] |
| Montenegro | 44.8 °C (112.6 °F) | Podgorica | 2007-08-16 |
| Netherlands | 38.6 °C (102 °F) | Warnsveld | 1944-08-23[46] |
| Northern Ireland | 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) | Knockarevan, County Fermanagh / Belfast, County Antrim | 1976-06-30 / 1983-07-12[31] |
| Norway | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | Nesbyen, Buskerud | 1970-06-20[47] |
| Poland | 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) | Prószków, Opole Voivodeship (then in Germany) | 1921-07-29[48] |
| Portugal | 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) | Amareleja, Beja | 2003-08-01[49] |
| Romania | 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) | Ion Sion, Brăila County | 1951-08-10[50] |
| Russia | 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) | Utta, Kalmykia | 2010-07-12[51] |
| Scotland | 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) | Greycrook, Scottish Borders | 2003-08-09[31] |
| Serbia | 44.9 °C (112.8 °F) | Smederevska Palanka, Podunavlje District | 2007-07-24[52] |
| Slovakia | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | Hurbanovo | 2007-07-20[3] |
| Slovenia | 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) | Črnomelj | 1950-07-05[53] |
| Spain | 47.2 °C (116.9 °F) | Murcia | 1994-07-04[54] |
| Sweden | 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) | Ultuna, Uppsala County / Målilla, Kalmar County | 1933-07-09 / 1947-06-29[55] |
| Switzerland | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | Grono, Moesa District | 2003-08-11[56] |
| Ukraine | 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) | Luhansk | 2010-08-12[57] |
| Wales | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) | Hawarden Bridge, Flintshire | 1990-08-02[31] |
| South America | 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) | Villa de María, Argentina | 1920-01-02[1][58] |
| Bolivia | 46.7 °C (116.1 °F) | Villamontes, Tarija Department | 2010-10-29*[4] |
| Brazil | 44.7 °C (112.4 °F) | Bom Jesus, Piauí | 2005-11-21[59] |
| Uruguay | 44 °C (111.2 °F) | Paysandú, Paysandú Department | 1943-01-20[60] |
| Colombia | 42.3 °C (108 °F) | Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca Department | 2010-10-29[4] |
| Venezuela | 41 °C (105.8 °F) | Maracaibo, Zulia State | ?[3] |
| Antarctica | 14.6 °C (59 °F) | Vanda Station, Scott Coast | 1974-01-05[1] |
| South Pole | −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station | 1978-12-27[61] |
- *Temperature reached on multiple occasions; this is the most recent.
- †There are a few reports of temperatures higher than this during phenomena known as heat bursts, including a report of 87 °C (188 °F) in Abadan, Iran in June 1967. These temperatures have never been confirmed, and are not recognized as world records.[62]
- ‡On 16 January 1889, a temperature of 53 °C (128 °F) was recorded at Cloncurry, Queensland. It was measured with a non-standard thermometer, so it is unknown if this reading was valid or not.[1]
Other warm records
- Fastest temperature rise: 27 °C (49 °F) in two minutes; Spearfish, South Dakota, 1943-01-22.[63]
- Most consecutive days above 100 °F (37.8 °C): 160 days; Marble Bar, Western Australia from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924.[64]
Cold
Lowest temperatures ever recorded
| Temperature | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctica / On Earth | −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) | Vostok Station | 1983-07-21[1][63][65] |
| East Antarctica | −82.5 °C (−116.5 °F) | Dome A | July 2005[66] |
| South Pole | −82.8 °C (−116.5 °F) | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station | [67] |
| Asia | −68 °C (−90 °F) | Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, both in Sakha Republic, Russia |
1892-02-07 1933-02-06[1] |
| China | −52.3 °C (−62.14 °F) | Mohe County | 1969-02-13[68] |
| India | −33.9 °C (−27.4 °F) | Ladakh | 1911-03-22[69] |
| Iran | −36 °C (−32.8 °F) | Saqqez | 1969[70] |
| Iraq | −17.6°C (0.3 °F) | Mosul, Ninawa Governorate | 1911-01-24[71] |
| Israel | −13.7°C (8.24 °F) | Beit Netofa Valley | 1950-02-07[72] |
| Japan | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō | 1902-01-25[14] |
| Nepal | −45.0 °C (−49.0 °F) | Mt. Everest, Sagarmatha | 1999-05-15[14] |
| North Korea | −43.6 °C ( -46.48°F) | Chunggangjin | 1933-01-12[73] |
| Philippines | 2 °C (35.6 °F) | Mount Pulag, Mountain Province | 2011-01[74] |
| Singapore | 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) | Singapore | 1934-01-31[15] |
| Thailand | −1.4 °C (29.48°F) | Sakolnakorn | 1974-01-02[20] |
| Turkey | −46.4 °C (−51.5 °F) | Van | 1990-01-09[21] |
| North America | −66.1 °C (−87 °F) | North Ice, Greenland | 1954-01-09[1] |
| Canada | −63 °C (−81 °F) | Snag, Yukon, Canada | 1947-02-03[1][63] |
| United States | −62 °C (−80 °F) | Prospect Creek, Alaska | 1971-01-23[75] |
| Mexico | −32 °C (−25.6 °F) | Santa Barbara, Durango | 1999[76] |
| Europe | −58.1 °C (−72.6°F) | Ust' Shchugor, Russia | 1978-12-31[25] |
| Austria | −37.4 °C (−38.6 °F) | Sonnblick | 1905-01-01[77] |
| Belarus | −42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) | Slavnom, Vitsebsk Voblast | 1940-01-17[78] |
| Belgium | −30.1 °C (−22.2 °F) | Valley of the Lesse in Rochefort | 1940-01-20[79] |
| Bulgaria | −38.3 °C (−37 °F) | Tran | 1947-01-25[27] |
| Croatia | −35.5 °C (−31.5 °F) | Čakovec | 1929-02-03[28] |
| Czech Republic | −42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) | Litvínovice | 1929-02-11[29] |
| Denmark | −31.2 °C (−24.2 °F) | Thisted Municipality, North Denmark Region | 1982-01-08[30] |
| England | −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) | Newport, Shropshire, West Midlands | 1992-01-10[31] |
| Estonia | −43.5 °C (−46.0 °F) | Jõgeva, Jõgeva County | 1940-01-17[32] |
| Finland | −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F) | Kittilä, Lapland | 1999-01-28[80] |
| France | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Mouthe, Doubs | 1985-01-17[81] |
| Germany | −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) | Funtensee, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Bavaria | 2001-12-24[35] |
| Greece | −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F) | Ptolemaida | 1967-01-27[82] |
| Hungary | −35.0 °C (−31.0 °F) | Miskolc | 1940-02-16[37] |
| Iceland | −37.9 °C (−36.2 °F) | Grímsstaðir | 1918-01-21[38] |
| Ireland | −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) | Markree Castle, County Sligo | 1881-01-16[40] |
| Italy | −48.3 °C (−54.9 °F) | Busa Fradusta, Pale di San Martino | 2010-12-27[83] |
| Latvia | −43.2 °C (−45.8 °F) | Daugavpils | 1956-02-08[42] |
| Lithuania | −42.9 °C(−45.2 °F) | Utena, Utena County | 1956-02-01[43] |
| Macedonia | −31.5 °C(−24.7 °F) | Berovo, Berovo Municipality | 1954-01-27[84] |
| Netherlands | −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) | Winterswijk | 1944-01-27[46] |
| Northern Ireland | −18.7 °C (-1.7 °F) | Castlederg, County Tyrone | 2010-12-24[85] |
| Norway | −51.4 °C (−60.5 °F) | Karasjok, Finnmark | 1886-01-01[47] |
| Poland | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Suwałki, Województwo Warmiński-Mazurskie | 1940-01-11[48] |
| Portugal | −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) | Penhas da Saúde, Covilhã Municipality Miranda do Douro |
1945-01-16 and 1954-02-05[86] |
| Romania | −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F) | Bod, Braşov County | 1942-01-25[50] |
| Scotland | −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) | Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Altnaharra, Sutherland |
1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10 1995-12-30[31] |
| Serbia | −39.5 °C (−39.1 °F) | Karajukica Bunari, Zlatibor District | 1985-01-13[52] |
| Slovakia | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Vigľaš-Pstruša | 1929-02-11[87] |
| Slovenia | −34.5 °C (−30.1 °F) | Babno Polje | 1956-02-15 / 1956-02-16 / 1968-01-13[53] |
| Spain | −32.0 °C (−25.6 °F) | Lake Estangento, Lérida | 1956-02-02[54] |
| Sweden | −53.0 °C (−63.4 °F) | Malgovik, Västerbotten County | 1941-12-13[55] |
| Switzerland | −41.8 °C (−43.2 °F) | La Brévine | 1987-01-12[56] |
| Ukraine | −41.9 °C (−43.4 °F) | Luhansk | 1935-02-08[88] |
| Wales | −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) | Rhayader, Powys | 1940-01-21[31] |
| South America | −39 °C (−38 °F) | Valle de los Patos Superior, San Juan, Argentina | 1972-07-17[89][90] |
| Chile | −37 °C (−35 °F) | Coyhaique Alto, Aisén | 2002-06-21[91] |
| Bolivia | −25.7 °C (−14.3 °F) | Uyuni, Potosí Department | 1946-08-04[92] |
| Peru | −25.2 °C (−13.4 °F) | Mazo Cruz, Puno Region | 1966-06-30[93] |
| Brazil | −14 °C (7 °F) | Caçador, Santa Catarina | 06-1952[94] |
| Venezuela | −12 °C (10 °F) | Piedras Blancas, Merida State | ?[3] |
| Uruguay | −11 °C (12 °F) | Melo, Cerro Largo Department | 1967-06-14[60] |
| Africa | −24 °C (−11 °F) | Ifrane, Morocco | 1935-02-11[1] |
| Algeria | −20 °C (−4 °F) | Batna, Batna Province | 1945-01-04[95] |
| Lesotho | −20.4 °C (−4.7 °F) | Letseng-la-Draai (Letseng-la-Terae), Mokhotlong District | 1967-06-12[95] |
| South Africa | −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F) | Buffelsfontein, near Molteno, Eastern Cape | 1996-06-28[5] |
| Oceania | −25.6°C (−14.1 °F) | Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand | 1903-07-18[96] |
| Australia | −23 °C (−9.4 °F) | Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, Australia | 1994-06-29[97] |
| Hawaii | −11.1 °C (12 °F) | Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaiʻi | 1979-05-17[1] |
Other cold records
- Fastest temperature drop: 27.2 °C (49 °F) in 15 minutes; Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10.[63]
Precipitation
- Least per year (locale): -0.00 mm (-0.00 in/year), none in recorded history; Antofagasta Region, Atacama Desert, Chile.[98]
Rain
- Most in one minute: 31.2 mm (1.23 in); Unionville, Maryland, United States, 4 July 1956.[25]
- Most in 60 minutes: 305 mm (12.0 in) in 42 minutes. Holt, Missouri, United States, 22 June 1947.[25]
- Most in 12 hours: 1,144 mm (45.0 in); Foc-Foc, Réunion, 8 January 1966, during tropical cyclone Denise.[25]
- Most in 24 hours: 1,825 mm (71.9 in); Foc-Foc, Réunion, 7–8 January 1966 during tropical cyclone Denise.[25]
- Most in 48 hours: 2,467 mm (97.1 in); Aurère, Réunion, 8–10 January 1958.[25]
- Most in 72 hours: 3,929 mm (154.7 in); Commerson, Réunion, 24–26 February 2007.[25]
- Most in 96 hours: 4,869 mm (191.7 in); Commerson, Réunion, 24–27 February 2007.[25]
- Most in one year: 26,470 mm (1,042 in); Cherrapunji, India, 1860–1861.[25]
- Highest average annual total: 11,872 mm (467.4 in); Mawsynram, India.[25]
Snow
- Most in one-year period: 31.1 meters (102 ft); Mount Rainier, Washington, United States, February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972.[63]
- Most in one season (1 July–30 June): 29.0 meters, (95 ft); Mount Baker, Washington State, United States, 1998 through 1999.[99]
- Largest snowflake ever observed: 38 centimeters (15 in) in diameter; Fort Keogh, Montana, United States, 1887-01-28.[63]
Wind speed
- Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) 3-second gust; Observed by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in a tornado near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999.[100]
- Fastest recorded with an anemometer: 113.2 m/s or 407 km/h (253 mph) 3-second gust; one of five extreme gusts during a series of 5-min time periods; Barrow Island (Western Australia), April 10, 1996 during Tropical Cyclone Olivia.[101]
- Fastest recorded with an anemometer outside of a tropical cyclone: 372 km/h (231 mph) sustained 1-minute average; Mount Washington, New Hampshire, April 12, 1934.[102]
- Fastest daily average: 174 km/h (108 mph); Port Martin (Adélie Land), Antarctica, 24-hour period from March 21, 1951 to March 22, 1951.[63]
Tornadoes
Deadliest in history
- On Earth: Approximately 1300 deaths; Manikganj District, Bangladesh on April 26, 1989.[103]
- In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State Tornado); Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, United States March 18, 1925.[63]
- In Europe: 600 or more (Grand Harbour Tornado); Valetta, Malta, 23 September 1551 or 1556 (sources conflict)[104]
- Largest and most severe: The Super Outbreak: 148 tornadoes occurred in a span of 16 hours from 3 to 4 April 1974. They affected 13 US states and Ontario, Canada, and included 24 F4s and 6 F5s, more F5s than have been reported in any other year, until 2011. There were also more significant tornadoes during that 24 hours than any other entire week on record.[63]
Tropical cyclones
Most intense (by minimum surface air pressure)
- Most intense ever recorded: 870 mb (25.63 inHg); eye of Super Typhoon Tip over the Pacific Ocean, October 12, 1979.[63]
- Most intense in the Western Hemisphere: 882 mb (26.05 inHg); eye of Hurricane Wilma, October 19, 2005.[105]
- Most intense ever recorded on land: 892 mb (26.35 inHg); Craig's Key, florida, eye of the Labor Day Hurricane, September 2, 1935. While other landfalling tropical cyclones have almost certainly had lower pressures, data is spotty from areas other than the Atlantic basin, especially before the invention of weather satellites.[106]
Other severe weather
Hail
- Heaviest: 1.0 kg (2.25 lb); Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, 1986-04-14.[107]
- Largest diameter officially measured: 8.0 inches (20 cm) diameter, 18.625 inches (47.3 cm) circumference; Vivian, South Dakota, July 23, 2010.[108]
- Largest circumference officially measured: 18.75 inches (47.6 cm) circumference, 7.0 inches (18 cm) diameter; Aurora, Nebraska, June 22, 2003.[107][109]
Lightning
- Longest lightning bolt: 190 km (118 miles) (this is questionable - see the cited document) October 13, 2001.[110]
- Most strikes per year: More than 70 per km² in parts of Central Africa, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[111]
Other categories
- Highest air pressure ever recorded: 1085.6 mb (32.06 inHg); Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia, December 19, 2001.[112] This is the equivalent sea-level pressure; Tosontsengel is located at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level..
See also
- Canada Weather Extremes
- UK rainfall records
- Extremes on Earth
- List of extreme temperatures in Canada
- U.S. state temperature extremes
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ There is another record (unofficial), of -40 °C (-40 °F), registered in Pampa Alta Pass, also known as Puesto Viejo, on the border between Argentina and Chile, on 2002-06-21. (See Extreme temperatures around the World. Retrieved on 12 February 2011.)
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[Caçador has the lowest recorded temperature, officially, in Brazil, of -14 °C in 1952. Another record, unofficial, of -17.8 °C in 1996-06-29, at the summit of Morro da Igreja, Urubici, also in Santa Catarina, would give the record to this locality.
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External links
- National Climate Extremes Committee
- Global Weather & Climate Extremes (Arizona State University)