Weather Extremes

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - 4.05.2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - 18.02.2013

• Hurricane Sandy - 2.11.2012

• The Most Intense Tropical Storms on Earth Yet Recorded - 28.09.2012

• World and U.S. Anti-cyclonic (High Barometric) Pressure Records - 26.11.2011

• World and U.S. Lowest Barometric Pressure Records - 20.11.2011

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - 10.11.2010

• Bird Falls - 5.01.2011

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - 18.02.2013

• Unprecedented snow melt and heat in the European Alps - 25.08.2012

• Inconsistencies in NCDC Historical Temperature Analysis? - 6.06.2012

• State-by-State and Regional Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation Trends - 7.04.2012

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - 4.05.2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - 24.04.2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - 22.04.2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - 14.04.2013

• New Continental Cold Record for Africa Discovered? - 20.07.2012

• Record Dew Point Temperatures - 11.08.2011

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - 4.03.2013

• Update on Drought in Texas and Surrounding Region - 22.10.2011

• Crazy Hot in Texas, Drought Worsens in Region - 25.06.2011

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - 20.04.2013

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - 20.12.2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - 3.12.2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - 30.11.2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - 20.11.2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - 19.11.2012

• 50th Anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm - 12.10.2012

• Massive Storm Strikes Western Europe - 18.12.2011

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - 10.11.2010

• April 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 15.05.2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - 13.05.2013

• Which NWS Offices Have the Hardest Job Making Forecasts? - 8.05.2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - 6.05.2013

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - 4.05.2013

• What are the Hottest and Coldest Inhabited Places in the World? - 1.05.2013

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - 29.04.2013

• Amazing Weather Photographs: Part 2 - 26.04.2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - 24.04.2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - 22.04.2013

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - 20.04.2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - 14.04.2013

• March 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.04.2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - 9.04.2013

• Record April Snowstorms - 5.04.2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - 3.04.2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - 1.04.2013

• A Few More Details About Wettest Place on Earth: Lopez, Colombia - 29.03.2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - 27.03.2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - 25.03.2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - 21.03.2013

• New Wettest Place on Earth Discovered? - 18.03.2013

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - 15.03.2013

• February 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.03.2013

• Time to Update World’s Driest and Wettest Locations? - 6.03.2013

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - 4.03.2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - 2.03.2013

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - 25.02.2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - 21.02.2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - 18.02.2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - 15.02.2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - 13.02.2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - 10.02.2013

• January 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 7.02.2013

• Strange Snowfalls - 4.02.2013

• A Wild Ride Weather-wise the past Two Days - 31.01.2013

• 7 airports set all-time January highs; Chicago sees record-late snow - 29.01.2013

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - 23.01.2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - 22.01.2013

• Another ‘Pole of Cold’ Discovered? The Case of Orlovka, Kazakhstan - 14.01.2013

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - 7.01.2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - 4.01.2013

• 2012 a Record Warm Year for Continental U.S. - 2.01.2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - 29.12.2012

• Madison, Wisconsin Big Snow of Dec. 19-20 - 21.12.2012

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - 20.12.2012

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - 17.12.2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - 13.12.2012

• November 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.12.2012

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - 7.12.2012

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - 5.12.2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - 3.12.2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - 30.11.2012

• Same-Day Record High and Low Temperatures - 25.11.2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - 20.11.2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - 19.11.2012

• October 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 7.11.2012

• The Top 12 Most Unusual Weather-related Photographs - 19.10.2012

• September 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 6.10.2012

• After the Azizia de-certication, what might the new African continental heat - 22.09.2012

• August 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 4.09.2012

• July 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 10.08.2012

• May 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 14.06.2012

• April 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 10.05.2012

• March 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 13.04.2012

• March Rains/Snow Make Dent in California’s Dry Winter - 1.04.2012

• February 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 7.03.2012

• Weather Underground Launches New Weather Extreme Records Page - 25.02.2012

• January 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.02.2012

• Where does the Deepest Snow on Earth Accumulate? - 3.02.2012

• The Pacific Northwest’s Greatest Storm: The ‘Storm King’ of January 1880 - 20.01.2012

• December 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 13.01.2012

• Massive Storm Strikes Western Europe - 18.12.2011

• November 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.12.2011

• October 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 5.11.2011

• September 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 16.10.2011

• August 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.09.2011

• July 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 5.08.2011

• June 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 16.07.2011

• May 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 9.06.2011

• Extreme Weather: The Weather of the Summit of Mt. Everest - 21.05.2011

• April 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 6.05.2011

• March 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 15.04.2011

• February 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 12.03.2011

• January 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 2.02.2011

• December 2010 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 6.01.2011

• November 2010 Weather Extremes Summary - 3.12.2010

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - 10.11.2010

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - 7.01.2013

• The Great Okefenokee Swamp Fire of 2011 - 28.07.2011

• The Worst Wild Fires in World History - 17.06.2011

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - 20.04.2013

• Quick Update on Illinois Precipitation Totals - 18.04.2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - 3.04.2013

• The Great Bangkok Flood - 29.10.2011

• Record Spring Rain and Snow Pose Major Flood Risks for the West and Missouri River - 2.06.2011

• World’s Worst Regional River Floods - 14.05.2011

• California's Superstorm: The USGS ARkstorm Report and the Great Flood of 1862 - 26.01.2011

• Super-Rainstorm Nicole - 2.10.2010

• Which NWS Offices Have the Hardest Job Making Forecasts? - 8.05.2013

• Super Waves - 8.02.2011

• World’s Largest Hailstones - 30.04.2011

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - 15.03.2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - 2.03.2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - 4.01.2013

• After the Azizia de-certication, what might the new African continental heat - 22.09.2012

• World Heat Record Overturned--A Personal Account - 13.09.2012

• Unprecedented snow melt and heat in the European Alps - 25.08.2012

• U.S. Summer heat wave packs bag and heads to Europe for holiday - 18.08.2012

• Recap of record-breaking heat this past July in the U.S. + Asian heat record? - 2.08.2012

• Why was the Chicago Heat Wave of 2012 so much less Catastrophic (mortality-wi - 27.07.2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012: Part 2 June 28-30 - 1.07.2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012. Part 1: The West and Plains June 23-27 - 29.06.2012

• Re-Cap of Summer of 2011 Heat Records in the U.S.A. - 5.09.2011

• Heat Wave Strikes Europe - 24.08.2011

• The Great Heat Wave of 1936; Hottest Summer in U.S. on Record - 21.07.2011

• Crazy Hot in Texas, Drought Worsens in Region - 25.06.2011

• Update on World Heat Record (58°C/136.48F) at Al Azizia, Libya, Sept. 13, 1922 - 16.11.2010

• Hottest air temperatures reported on Earth - 22.10.2010

• A challenge to the validity of the world record 136.4°F (58°C) at Al Aziza, Libya - 8.10.2010

• The Remarkable Summer of 2010 - 22.09.2010

• Tropical Storm Superlatives for Australia and the Indian Ocean - 6.10.2011

• Tropical Storm Superlatives for The Pacific Ocean - 29.09.2011

• Atlantic Basin Tropical Storm Superlatives - 23.09.2011

• A Brief Comparison of Hurricane Irene to Hurricane Floyd - 31.08.2011

• Historic Hurricanes from New Jersey to New England: 1634-2011 - 27.08.2011

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - 23.01.2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - 22.01.2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - 13.05.2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - 6.05.2013

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - 29.04.2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - 22.04.2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - 14.04.2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - 9.04.2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - 3.04.2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - 1.04.2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - 27.03.2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - 25.03.2013

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - 15.03.2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - 2.03.2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - 18.02.2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - 15.02.2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - 13.02.2013

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - 20.12.2012

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - 17.12.2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - 13.12.2012

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - 7.12.2012

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - 5.12.2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - 3.12.2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - 30.11.2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - 20.11.2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - 19.11.2012

• February 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - 11.03.2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': A Historical Perspective - 10.02.2013

• Amazing Weather Photographs: Part 2 - 26.04.2013

• The Top 12 Most Unusual Weather-related Photographs - 19.10.2012

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - 29.04.2013

• Quick Update on Illinois Precipitation Totals - 18.04.2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - 3.04.2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - 1.04.2013

• A Few More Details About Wettest Place on Earth: Lopez, Colombia - 29.03.2013

• New Wettest Place on Earth Discovered? - 18.03.2013

• Time to Update World’s Driest and Wettest Locations? - 6.03.2013

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - 4.03.2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - 15.02.2013

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - 17.12.2012

• The Wettest Places in the World - 22.05.2012

• New Wettest Location for the U.S.A. Discovered? - 15.05.2012

• Precipitation Records and Anomalies for the U.S. in 2011 - 6.01.2012

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record/Wichita Update - 25.02.2013

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - 4.05.2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - 24.04.2013

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - 20.04.2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - 14.04.2013

• Record April Snowstorms - 5.04.2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - 27.03.2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - 25.03.2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - 21.03.2013

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - 25.02.2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - 21.02.2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - 10.02.2013

• Strange Snowfalls - 4.02.2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - 22.01.2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - 13.05.2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - 6.05.2013

• What are the Hottest and Coldest Inhabited Places in the World? - 1.05.2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - 24.04.2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - 22.04.2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - 27.03.2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - 21.03.2013

• Another ‘Pole of Cold’ Discovered? The Case of Orlovka, Kazakhstan - 14.01.2013

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - 7.01.2013

• 2012 a Record Warm Year for Continental U.S. - 2.01.2013

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - 5.12.2012

• Same-Day Record High and Low Temperatures - 25.11.2012

• Recap of record-breaking heat this past July in the U.S. + Asian heat record? - 2.08.2012

• Why was the Chicago Heat Wave of 2012 so much less Catastrophic (mortality-wi - 27.07.2012

• New Continental Cold Record for Africa Discovered? - 20.07.2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012: Part 2 June 28-30 - 1.07.2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012. Part 1: The West and Plains June 23-27 - 29.06.2012

• Inconsistencies in NCDC Historical Temperature Analysis? - 6.06.2012

• State-by-State and Regional Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation Trends - 7.04.2012

• The Historic Anomalous Temperature Event of March 2012 - 23.03.2012

• Update on Jim River, Alaska -79°F - 27.01.2012

• South Pole Records Warmest Temperature on Record - 29.12.2011

• Record Dew Point Temperatures - 11.08.2011

• Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2 - 24.03.2011

• Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1 - 18.03.2011

• The Coldest Places on Earth - 19.01.2011

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - 20.12.2012

• Thunderstorms: The ‘Stormiest’ Places in The U.S.A. and the World - 21.06.2012

• Thunderstorms: The ‘Stormiest’ Places in The U.S.A. and the World - 21.06.2012

• Deadliest Tornadoes - 3.05.2012

• The World’s Deadliest Tornadoes - 6.04.2011

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - 7.12.2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - 13.12.2012

• Hurricane Sandy - 2.11.2012

• Late Season Tropical Storms that have affected the U.S. north of Hatteras - 26.10.2012

• The Most Intense Tropical Storms on Earth Yet Recorded - 28.09.2012

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - 25.03.2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - 9.04.2013

• Update on Jim River, Alaska -79°F - 27.01.2012

• Big Winds in the West, Possible Wind Gust Record in California - 4.12.2011

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - 25.02.2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - 21.02.2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - 18.02.2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - 13.02.2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - 10.02.2013

• 7 airports set all-time January highs; Chicago sees record-late snow - 29.01.2013

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - 23.01.2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - 22.01.2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - 4.01.2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - 29.12.2012

• Madison, Wisconsin Big Snow of Dec. 19-20 - 21.12.2012

• Hurricane Sandy - 2.11.2012

• Record Late Season Snowfalls Redux - 24.04.2012

• The Great Blizzard of 1888; America’s Greatest Snow Disaster - 15.03.2012

• Overview of the European Cold Wave a Snowfall During February 2012 - 17.02.2012

• Where does the Deepest Snow on Earth Accumulate? - 3.02.2012

• Record Late Season Snowfalls - 22.04.2011

• World Record Snowfall? - 1.04.2011

• Summary to date (February 15) of Record Snowfalls during the 2010-2011 Season - 15.02.2011

• Snowstorms in the South: An Historical Perspective - 12.01.2011

• LAKE-EFFECT SNOWSTORMS (Recent and Historical) - 16.12.2010

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - 10.11.2010

• Early Season Snowfalls - 3.11.2010