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Temperature[edit]
Highest temperature on record[edit]
| Temperature | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56.7 °C (134 °F)† | Greenland Ranch (Death Valley, California) | 1913-07-10[1][2] |
| India | −33.9 °C (-27.4 °F) | Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir | 22 March 1911[3] |
- †There are a few reports of temperatures as high as 140 °F (60 °C) during phenomena known as heat bursts. These temperatures have never been confirmed, and are not recognized as world records.[4]
Max 24-h change 39.44°C (103°F) 14–15 Jan 1972 Loma, Montana
Lowest temperature on record[edit]
| Temperature | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | −80 °F (−62 °C) | Prospect Creek, Alaska | 1971-07-23[1][5][6] |
| Asia | −68 °C (−90 °F) | Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, both Russia |
7 February 1892 6 February 1933[1] |
| India | −33.9 °C (-27.4 °F) | Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir | 22 March 1911[3] |
Other temperature records[edit]
- Fastest temperature drop: 26 °C (47 °F) in just 15 minutes; Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10.[5]
- Fastest temperature rise: 27 °C (49 °F) in just 2 minutes; Spearfish, South Dakota, 1943-01-22.[5]
- Warmest temperature ever recorded during a snowfall: 8.3 °C (46.9 °F); LaGuardia Airport, New York.[5]
Precipitation[edit]
- Least per year (locale): 0.00 mm (0.00 in/year), none in recorded history; Antofagasta Region, Atacama Desert, Chile.[7]
Rain[edit]
- Most in one minute: 38 millimetres (1.5 in); Barst, Guadeloupe, 1970-11-26.[5]
- Most in 42 minutes: 300 millimetres (12 in) in 42 minutes. Holt, Missouri, USA. [8][9]
- Most in one year: 25.4 meters (1000 in); Cherrapunji, India.[10]
- Highest average annual total: 13.3 meters (523.6 in); Lloro, Colombia.[11]
Snow[edit]
- Most in one-year period: 31.1 meters (1224 in); Mount Rainier, Washington State, United States, 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18.[5]
- Most in one season (July 1–June 30): 29.0 meters, (1140 in); Mount Baker, Washington State, United States, 1998 through 1999. [12]
- Largest snowflake ever observed: 38 centimeters (15 in) in diameter; Fort Keough, Montana, United States, 1887-01-28.[5]
Hail[edit]
- Largest hailstone ever officially measured: 17.8 cm (7.0 in) diameter, 47.6 cm (18.75 in) circumference; Aurora, Nebraska, 2003-06-22.[13][14]
- Costliest hailstorm on record:
Wind speed[edit]
- 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 1999-05-03.[15]
- Fastest recorded with an anemometer: 372 km/h (231 mph) sustained 1-minute average; Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 1934-04-12.[11]
- Fastest daily average: 174 km/h (108 mph); Port Martin (Adélie Land), Antarctica, 24-hour period from 1951-03-21 to 1951-03-22.[5]
Tornadoes[edit]
Deadliest in US history[edit]
- In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State Tornado); Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, United States 1925-03-18.[5]
First recorded[edit]
Outbreaks[edit]
- Deadliest: 747 were killed by the Tri-State Tornado and associated outbreak on 1925-03-18.[5] This may be surpassed by a Bangladeshi outbreak
- Largest and most severe: The Super Outbreak: 148 tornadoes occurred in 16 hours from April 3 to April 4 1974. They affected 13 US states and Ontario, Canada, and included 24 F4's and 6 F5's, more F5's than have been reported in any other year. There were also more significant tornadoes during that 24 hours than any other entire week on record.[5]
Tropical cyclones[edit]
Most intense (by minimum surface air pressure)[edit]
- Most intense at landfall: 892 mb (26.35 inHg); Craig Key, Florida, eye of the Labor Day Hurricane, 1935-09-02.[16]
Other severe weather[edit]
Lightning[edit]
- Longest lightning bolt: 190 km (118 miles) 2001-10-13.[17]
Other categories[edit]
- Lowest equivalent sea level pressure ever recorded: 850.0 millibars (25.10 inHg); recorded in tornado at surface by probe near Manchester, South Dakota on 2003-06-24[18] (The place is located 1,540 ft (470 m) above sea level, normal air pressure is 960.0 millibars (28.35 inHg)).
See also[edit]
- List of weather records
- Canada Weather Extremes
- List of extreme temperatures in Canada
- UK rainfall records
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation. National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
- ^ http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/cerveny-et-al-2007.pdf
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
IMDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Burt, Christopher C (2004) [2004]. Extreme Weather. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 36. ISBN 0-393-32658-6. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lyons, Walter A (1997). The Handy Weather Answer Book (2nd ed.). Detroit, Michigan: Visible Ink press. ISBN 0-7876-1034-8.
- ^ Budretsky, A.B. (1984). "New absolute minimum of air temperature". Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (in Russian) (105). Leningrad: Gidrometeoizdat.
- ^ Atacama Desert @ National Geographic Magazine
- ^ John D. Locatelli and Peter V. Hobbs "A World Record Rainfall Rate at Holt, Missouri: Was It Due to Cold Frontogenesis Aloft?" Weather and Forecasting, Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 1995)
- ^ George A. Lott "The World-Record 42-Minute Holt, Missouri, Rainstorm" Monthly Weather Review, Volume 82, Issue 2 (February 1954)
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b 101 Amazing Earth Facts Cite error: The named reference "101 earth facts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ NOAA: Mt. Baker snowfall record sticks
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
weather extremeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Largest Hailstone in U.S. History Found
- ^ Center for Severe Weather Research (2006). "Doppler On Wheels". Retrieved 2007-02-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|author= - ^ Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book
- ^ Cerveny, Randall S. (June 2007). "Extreme Weather Records. Compilation, Adjudication, and Publication". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 88 (6): 853–860. doi:10.1175/BAMS-88-6-853.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Lee, Julian J. (October 2004). "Pressure Measurements at the ground in an F-4 tornado". Preprints of the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms. Hyannis, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society.
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