Weather Extremes

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - May 4, 2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - February 18, 2013

• Hurricane Sandy - November 2, 2012

• The Most Intense Tropical Storms on Earth Yet Recorded - September 28, 2012

• World and U.S. Anti-cyclonic (High Barometric) Pressure Records - November 26, 2011

• World and U.S. Lowest Barometric Pressure Records - November 20, 2011

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - November 10, 2010

• Bird Falls - January 5, 2011

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - February 18, 2013

• Unprecedented snow melt and heat in the European Alps - August 25, 2012

• Inconsistencies in NCDC Historical Temperature Analysis? - June 6, 2012

• State-by-State and Regional Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation Trends - April 7, 2012

• Alaska’s Winter Just Won’t Quit - May 20, 2013

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - May 4, 2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - April 24, 2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - April 22, 2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - April 14, 2013

• New Continental Cold Record for Africa Discovered? - July 20, 2012

• Record Dew Point Temperatures - August 11, 2011

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - March 4, 2013

• Update on Drought in Texas and Surrounding Region - October 22, 2011

• Crazy Hot in Texas, Drought Worsens in Region - June 25, 2011

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - April 20, 2013

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - December 20, 2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - December 3, 2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - November 30, 2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - November 20, 2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - November 19, 2012

• 50th Anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm - October 12, 2012

• Massive Storm Strikes Western Europe - December 18, 2011

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - November 10, 2010

• F-5/EF-5’s and The World’s Deadliest Tornadoes - May 22, 2013

• Alaska’s Winter Just Won’t Quit - May 20, 2013

• April 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - May 15, 2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - May 13, 2013

• Which NWS Offices Have the Hardest Job Making Forecasts? - May 8, 2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - May 6, 2013

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - May 4, 2013

• What are the Hottest and Coldest Inhabited Places in the World? - May 1, 2013

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - April 29, 2013

• Amazing Weather Photographs: Part 2 - April 26, 2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - April 24, 2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - April 22, 2013

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - April 20, 2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - April 14, 2013

• March 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - April 11, 2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - April 9, 2013

• Record April Snowstorms - April 5, 2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - April 3, 2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - April 1, 2013

• A Few More Details About Wettest Place on Earth: Lopez, Colombia - March 29, 2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - March 27, 2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - March 25, 2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - March 21, 2013

• New Wettest Place on Earth Discovered? - March 18, 2013

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - March 15, 2013

• February 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - March 11, 2013

• Time to Update World’s Driest and Wettest Locations? - March 6, 2013

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - March 4, 2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - March 2, 2013

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - February 25, 2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - February 21, 2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - February 18, 2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - February 15, 2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - February 13, 2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - February 10, 2013

• January 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - February 7, 2013

• Strange Snowfalls - February 4, 2013

• A Wild Ride Weather-wise the past Two Days - January 31, 2013

• 7 airports set all-time January highs; Chicago sees record-late snow - January 29, 2013

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - January 23, 2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - January 22, 2013

• Another ‘Pole of Cold’ Discovered? The Case of Orlovka, Kazakhstan - January 14, 2013

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - January 7, 2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - January 4, 2013

• 2012 a Record Warm Year for Continental U.S. - January 2, 2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - December 29, 2012

• Madison, Wisconsin Big Snow of Dec. 19-20 - December 21, 2012

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - December 20, 2012

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - December 17, 2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - December 13, 2012

• November 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - December 11, 2012

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - December 7, 2012

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - December 5, 2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - December 3, 2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - November 30, 2012

• Same-Day Record High and Low Temperatures - November 25, 2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - November 20, 2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - November 19, 2012

• October 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - November 7, 2012

• The Top 12 Most Unusual Weather-related Photographs - October 19, 2012

• September 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - October 6, 2012

• After the Azizia de-certication, what might the new African continental heat - September 22, 2012

• August 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - September 4, 2012

• July 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - August 10, 2012

• May 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - June 14, 2012

• April 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - May 10, 2012

• March 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - April 13, 2012

• March Rains/Snow Make Dent in California’s Dry Winter - April 1, 2012

• February 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - March 7, 2012

• Weather Underground Launches New Weather Extreme Records Page - February 25, 2012

• January 2012 Global Weather Extremes Summary - February 11, 2012

• Where does the Deepest Snow on Earth Accumulate? - February 3, 2012

• The Pacific Northwest’s Greatest Storm: The ‘Storm King’ of January 1880 - January 20, 2012

• December 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - January 13, 2012

• Massive Storm Strikes Western Europe - December 18, 2011

• November 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - December 11, 2011

• October 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - November 5, 2011

• September 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - October 16, 2011

• August 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - September 11, 2011

• July 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - August 5, 2011

• June 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - July 16, 2011

• May 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - June 9, 2011

• Extreme Weather: The Weather of the Summit of Mt. Everest - May 21, 2011

• April 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - May 6, 2011

• March 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - April 15, 2011

• February 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - March 12, 2011

• January 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary - February 2, 2011

• December 2010 Global Weather Extremes Summary - January 6, 2011

• November 2010 Weather Extremes Summary - December 3, 2010

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - November 10, 2010

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - January 7, 2013

• The Great Okefenokee Swamp Fire of 2011 - July 28, 2011

• The Worst Wild Fires in World History - June 17, 2011

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - April 20, 2013

• Quick Update on Illinois Precipitation Totals - April 18, 2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - April 3, 2013

• The Great Bangkok Flood - October 29, 2011

• Record Spring Rain and Snow Pose Major Flood Risks for the West and Missouri River - June 2, 2011

• World’s Worst Regional River Floods - May 14, 2011

• California's Superstorm: The USGS ARkstorm Report and the Great Flood of 1862 - January 26, 2011

• Super-Rainstorm Nicole - October 2, 2010

• Which NWS Offices Have the Hardest Job Making Forecasts? - May 8, 2013

• Super Waves - February 8, 2011

• World’s Largest Hailstones - April 30, 2011

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - March 15, 2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - March 2, 2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - January 4, 2013

• After the Azizia de-certication, what might the new African continental heat - September 22, 2012

• World Heat Record Overturned--A Personal Account - September 13, 2012

• Unprecedented snow melt and heat in the European Alps - August 25, 2012

• U.S. Summer heat wave packs bag and heads to Europe for holiday - August 18, 2012

• Recap of record-breaking heat this past July in the U.S. + Asian heat record? - August 2, 2012

• Why was the Chicago Heat Wave of 2012 so much less Catastrophic (mortality-wi - July 27, 2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012: Part 2 June 28-30 - July 1, 2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012. Part 1: The West and Plains June 23-27 - June 29, 2012

• Re-Cap of Summer of 2011 Heat Records in the U.S.A. - September 5, 2011

• Heat Wave Strikes Europe - August 24, 2011

• The Great Heat Wave of 1936; Hottest Summer in U.S. on Record - July 21, 2011

• Crazy Hot in Texas, Drought Worsens in Region - June 25, 2011

• Update on World Heat Record (58°C/136.48F) at Al Azizia, Libya, Sept. 13, 1922 - November 16, 2010

• Hottest air temperatures reported on Earth - October 22, 2010

• A challenge to the validity of the world record 136.4°F (58°C) at Al Aziza, Libya - October 8, 2010

• The Remarkable Summer of 2010 - September 22, 2010

• Tropical Storm Superlatives for Australia and the Indian Ocean - October 6, 2011

• Tropical Storm Superlatives for The Pacific Ocean - September 29, 2011

• Atlantic Basin Tropical Storm Superlatives - September 23, 2011

• A Brief Comparison of Hurricane Irene to Hurricane Floyd - August 31, 2011

• Historic Hurricanes from New Jersey to New England: 1634-2011 - August 27, 2011

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - January 23, 2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - January 22, 2013

• Alaska’s Winter Just Won’t Quit - May 20, 2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - May 13, 2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - May 6, 2013

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - April 29, 2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - April 22, 2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - April 14, 2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - April 9, 2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - April 3, 2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - April 1, 2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - March 27, 2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - March 25, 2013

• Southeast Australia Struck by Anomalous Heat Wave - March 15, 2013

• New February Heat Record for the Northern Hemisphere Set - March 2, 2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - February 18, 2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - February 15, 2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - February 13, 2013

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - December 20, 2012

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - December 17, 2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - December 13, 2012

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - December 7, 2012

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - December 5, 2012

• California Storm Wrap-Up - December 3, 2012

• California Rain and Windstorm: Round 2 - November 30, 2012

• Northwest Storm Update for Tuesday, November 20th - November 20, 2012

• Intense wind and rainstorm slams Washington and Oregon - November 19, 2012

• February 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary - March 11, 2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': A Historical Perspective - February 10, 2013

• Amazing Weather Photographs: Part 2 - April 26, 2013

• The Top 12 Most Unusual Weather-related Photographs - October 19, 2012

• Houston Weekend Storm and U.S. Record Point Rainfalls - April 29, 2013

• Quick Update on Illinois Precipitation Totals - April 18, 2013

• Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 41 deaths - April 3, 2013

• Driest First Quarter of Year on Record for Much of California - April 1, 2013

• A Few More Details About Wettest Place on Earth: Lopez, Colombia - March 29, 2013

• New Wettest Place on Earth Discovered? - March 18, 2013

• Time to Update World’s Driest and Wettest Locations? - March 6, 2013

• Driest January-February Since 1852 for Northern California - March 4, 2013

• Key West, Florida ends long Dry Spell - February 15, 2013

• Extreme Rainfall Event in Western Australia - December 17, 2012

• The Wettest Places in the World - May 22, 2012

• New Wettest Location for the U.S.A. Discovered? - May 15, 2012

• Precipitation Records and Anomalies for the U.S. in 2011 - January 6, 2012

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record/Wichita Update - February 25, 2013

• The Phenomenal May Snowstorm of May 1-3, 2013 - May 4, 2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - April 24, 2013

• Summary of April 15-20 Storm - April 20, 2013

• Deep Freeze in Alaska - April 14, 2013

• Record April Snowstorms - April 5, 2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - March 27, 2013

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - March 25, 2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - March 21, 2013

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - February 25, 2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - February 21, 2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - February 10, 2013

• Strange Snowfalls - February 4, 2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - January 22, 2013

• Topsy-Turvy Temperature Regime for U.S. this May - May 13, 2013

• NW Coastal Washington hotter than Death Valley on Sunday May 5th - May 6, 2013

• What are the Hottest and Coldest Inhabited Places in the World? - May 1, 2013

• A Cold and Snowy April in the Central U.S. - April 24, 2013

• Minneapolis sets First Record Daily Low in Almost 9 Years - April 22, 2013

• United Kingdom and Ireland dig out from massive snowstorm. Bangkok, Thailand - March 27, 2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - March 21, 2013

• Another ‘Pole of Cold’ Discovered? The Case of Orlovka, Kazakhstan - January 14, 2013

• Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and - January 7, 2013

• 2012 a Record Warm Year for Continental U.S. - January 2, 2013

• Early December Heat Wave Breaks Many Records - December 5, 2012

• Same-Day Record High and Low Temperatures - November 25, 2012

• Recap of record-breaking heat this past July in the U.S. + Asian heat record? - August 2, 2012

• Why was the Chicago Heat Wave of 2012 so much less Catastrophic (mortality-wi - July 27, 2012

• New Continental Cold Record for Africa Discovered? - July 20, 2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012: Part 2 June 28-30 - July 1, 2012

• The Amazing June Heat Wave of 2012. Part 1: The West and Plains June 23-27 - June 29, 2012

• Inconsistencies in NCDC Historical Temperature Analysis? - June 6, 2012

• State-by-State and Regional Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation Trends - April 7, 2012

• The Historic Anomalous Temperature Event of March 2012 - March 23, 2012

• Update on Jim River, Alaska -79°F - January 27, 2012

• South Pole Records Warmest Temperature on Record - December 29, 2011

• Record Dew Point Temperatures - August 11, 2011

• Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2 - March 24, 2011

• Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1 - March 18, 2011

• The Coldest Places on Earth - January 19, 2011

• A Couple of Examples of Historic Thunder-Snowstorms in Illinois - December 20, 2012

• Thunderstorms: The ‘Stormiest’ Places in The U.S.A. and the World - June 21, 2012

• Thunderstorms: The ‘Stormiest’ Places in The U.S.A. and the World - June 21, 2012

• Deadliest Tornadoes - May 3, 2012

• The World’s Deadliest Tornadoes - April 6, 2011

• New Zealand Tornado Kills 3 in Auckland Area - December 7, 2012

• Samoan Cyclone History - December 13, 2012

• Hurricane Sandy - November 2, 2012

• Late Season Tropical Storms that have affected the U.S. north of Hatteras - October 26, 2012

• The Most Intense Tropical Storms on Earth Yet Recorded - September 28, 2012

• Big Snow for St. Louis, All-time record snow for Springfield, Illinois - March 25, 2013

• Incredible Temperature Gradient in Southern/Central Plains - April 9, 2013

• Update on Jim River, Alaska -79°F - January 27, 2012

• Big Winds in the West, Possible Wind Gust Record in California - December 4, 2011

• Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest Snowstorm on Record - February 25, 2013

• Record Snow Depth (for an official site) Measured in Japan - February 21, 2013

• Another Big Storm but with a (relatively) Small Punch - February 18, 2013

• Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K. - February 13, 2013

• Winter Storm 'Nemo': An Histoical Perspective - February 10, 2013

• 7 airports set all-time January highs; Chicago sees record-late snow - January 29, 2013

• Bitter cold and snow in the Northeast, Midwest - January 23, 2013

• Lake Effect Snow Totals and Historical Perspective - January 22, 2013

• Snow in Mexico and Southwest Texas, Record Heat in Australia - January 4, 2013

• What a Difference a Year Makes! - December 29, 2012

• Madison, Wisconsin Big Snow of Dec. 19-20 - December 21, 2012

• Hurricane Sandy - November 2, 2012

• Record Late Season Snowfalls Redux - April 24, 2012

• The Great Blizzard of 1888; America’s Greatest Snow Disaster - March 15, 2012

• Overview of the European Cold Wave a Snowfall During February 2012 - February 17, 2012

• Where does the Deepest Snow on Earth Accumulate? - February 3, 2012

• Record Late Season Snowfalls - April 22, 2011

• World Record Snowfall? - April 1, 2011

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

• Snowstorms in the South: An Historical Perspective - January 12, 2011

• LAKE-EFFECT SNOWSTORMS (Recent and Historical) - December 16, 2010

• Nov. 10th: A Day of Weather Infamy for the Great Lake States and the Upper Midwest - November 10, 2010

• Early Season Snowfalls - November 3, 2010