Extreme Event Explorer logo Extreme Event Explorer
Documentation Methods Data About

Navigation

  • Event Overview

Precipitation Events

  • 2020 Southafrica Mcs 2
  • 2021 Southafrica Mcs 1
  • 2022 Kzn Floods Peak
  • 2023 Western Cape Floods
  • 2024 Central Europe Floods
  • 2024 Nepal Floods
  • 2024 Persian Gulf Floods
  • 2024 Rio Grande Do Sul Floods
  • 2024 Valencia Floods
  • 2024 West Africa Floods
  • 2025 Central Texas Flash Floods
  • 2025 Eastern Cape Floods

Heat Waves

  • 2019 European Heatwave France

Droughts

  • 2018 Safrica Drought

Cyclones and Hurricanes

  • 2024 Hurricane Helene

Wind Energy

  • Category Overview
  • 2017 North Atlantic Wind Winter
  • 2018 North Sea Wind
  • 2018 North Sea Wind Jan
  • 2018 North Sea Wind Jan Long
  • 2024 Norwegian Sea Wind Summer
  • 2025 Norwegian Sea Wind Winter

Snow Events

  • 2017 Buffalo Dec Snow
  • 2020 Buffalo Jan Snow
  • 2022 Buffalo Christmas Blizzard
  • 2022 Lake Erie Nov Snow
  • 2024 Buffalo Jan Snow

2022 Kzn Floods Peak

Precipitation Events | Africa

2022-04-10 to 2022-04-13

Peak rainfall phase of the KwaZulu-Natal floods with extreme 24-hour precipitation around Durban exceeding 300 mm causing catastrophic flooding and landslides.
Locator map for 2022 Kzn Floods Peak
Precip Full

Precip Full

Image file: precip-full.png