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The list of weather records includes 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.
The main types of extreme weather include heat waves, cold waves and heavy precipitation or storm events, such as tropical cyclones. The effects of extreme weather events are economic costs, loss of human lives, droughts, floods, landslides. Severe weather is a particular type of extreme weather which poses risks to life and property.
Temperatures often top 49 °C (120 °F) at Death Valley during the summer months. [2] The standard measuring conditions for temperature are in the air, 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above the ground, and shielded from direct sunlight. [3] Global surface temperatures as a whole have been monitored since the 1880s when record keeping began. [4]
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) April 19, 2023 On Tuesday, a new high watermark in the heat wave was reached in China, when Yunnan reached 107 F (41.9 C), according to a ...
Extreme heat is being felt around the world, with the head of the World Health Organization on Monday urging world leaders to “act now” on the climate crisis.
Months of record warm air and ocean temperatures around the world during the first seven months of the year led scientists to speculate this year would be warmer than the last. ... every extreme ...
List of extreme temperatures in Australia; List of extreme temperatures in Canada; List of extreme temperatures in Greece; List of extreme temperatures in Japan; List of extreme temperatures in Portugal; List of the wettest tropical cyclones by country; Lloró; Lowest temperature recorded on Earth
The analysis, using billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations around the world, also found the last 12-month period, from February 2024 to January 2025, was 1 ...