Extreme Event Explorer

Precipitation-focused MVP with 26 events

Snow Events

2017 Buffalo Dec Snow

Late December lake-effect snowstorm impacting Buffalo snowbelt region downwind of Lake Erie.

Region: North America

Dates: 2017-12-25 to 2017-12-27

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Wind Energy

2017 North Atlantic Wind Winter

Largest hist-cont 10m wind speed differences in winter 2017 over North Atlantic

Region: Europe

Dates: 2017-01-01 to 2017-02-28

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Wind Energy

2018 North Sea Wind

North Sea wind power test case during summer 2018

Region: Europe

Dates: 2018-07-01 to 2018-07-03

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Wind Energy

2018 North Sea Wind Jan

North Sea wind power test case during summer 2018

Region: Europe

Dates: 2018-01-01 to 2018-01-03

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Wind Energy

2018 North Sea Wind Jan Long

North Sea wind power test case during summer 2018

Region: Europe

Dates: 2018-01-01 to 2018-01-31

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Droughts

2018 Safrica Drought

Extended dry period reducing rainfall & water stocks across southern Africa

Region: Africa

Dates: 2018-10-11 to 2021-04-01

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Heat Waves

2019 European Heatwave France

two european heat waves, france case

Region: Europe

Dates: 2019-06-24 to 2019-07-28

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Snow Events

2020 Buffalo Jan Snow

Lake-effect snow event affecting Buffalo and western New York with heavy snowfall east of Lake Erie.

Region: North America

Dates: 2020-01-17 to 2020-01-20

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Precipitation Events

2020 Southafrica Mcs 2

MCS event2 EERIE slide

Region: Southern_Africa

Dates: 2020-12-21 to 2020-12-25

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Precipitation Events

2021 Southafrica Mcs 1

MCS event EERIE slide

Region: Southern_Africa

Dates: 2021-04-19 to 2021-04-23

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Snow Events

2022 Buffalo Christmas Blizzard

Historic Christmas 2022 blizzard and lake-effect snow event producing >37 hours of blizzard conditions and major snowfall in Buffalo.

Region: North America

Dates: 2022-12-23 to 2022-12-27

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Precipitation Events

2022 Kzn Floods Peak

Peak rainfall phase of the KwaZulu-Natal floods with extreme 24-hour precipitation around Durban exceeding 300 mm causing catastrophic flooding and landslides.

Region: Africa

Dates: 2022-04-10 to 2022-04-13

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Snow Events

2022 Lake Erie Nov Snow

Extreme lake-effect snowstorm east of Lake Erie affecting Buffalo region with snowfall totals exceeding 2 m in places.

Region: North America

Dates: 2022-11-17 to 2022-11-21

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Precipitation Events

2023 Western Cape Floods

Heavy rainfall and flooding across Western Cape including Cape Town and surrounding regions due to a cut-off low pressure system.

Region: Africa

Dates: 2023-09-24 to 2023-09-26

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Snow Events

2024 Buffalo Jan Snow

January storm highly localized bands, NFL playoff was rescheduled

Region: North America

Dates: 2024-01-12 to 2024-01-16

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Precipitation Events

2024 Central Europe Floods

Heavy rains and flooding linked with extratropical cyclone

Region: Europe

Dates: 2024-09-12 to 2024-09-19

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Cyclones and Hurricanes

2024 Hurricane Helene

Major Atlantic hurricane with strong winds and flooding

Region: N Atlantic / North America

Dates: 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-29

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Precipitation Events

2024 Nepal Floods

Record monsoon rainfall of up to 322mm in 24 hours triggering catastrophic floods and landslides in Kathmandu Valley

Region: Asia

Dates: 2024-09-25 to 2024-10-01

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Wind Energy

2024 Norwegian Sea Wind Summer

Summer counterpart to Norwegian Sea winter analysis for seasonal contrast

Region: Europe

Dates: 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31

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Precipitation Events

2024 Persian Gulf Floods

Heaviest rainfall in 75 years across UAE and Oman with up to 259mm in 24 hours causing catastrophic urban flooding

Region: Middle East

Dates: 2024-04-13 to 2024-04-19

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Precipitation Events

2024 Rio Grande Do Sul Floods

Record flooding in Rio Grande do Sul with over 1000mm of rainfall and Guaiba River surpassing historic 1941 flood levels

Region: South America

Dates: 2024-04-29 to 2024-05-05

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Precipitation Events

2024 Valencia Floods

Flash floods across eastern Spain

Region: Europe

Dates: 2024-10-28 to 2024-10-30

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Precipitation Events

2024 West Africa Floods

Unprecedented Sahel rainfall causing devastating floods across Nigeria and Chad affecting millions

Region: Africa

Dates: 2024-09-07 to 2024-09-13

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Precipitation Events

2025 Central Texas Flash Floods

Remnants of tropical systems produced torrential rainfall that rapidly flooded rivers across central Texas including the Guadalupe River basin.

Region: North America

Dates: 2025-07-02 to 2025-07-08

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Precipitation Events

2025 Eastern Cape Floods

Severe flooding in Eastern Cape (centered on Mthatha) caused by a winter cold front bringing heavy rain and snow; vehicles and a school bus swept away.

Region: Africa

Dates: 2025-06-09 to 2025-06-11

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Wind Energy

2025 Norwegian Sea Wind Winter

Largest plus2K-hist 10m wind speed differences in Jan 2025 over Norwegian/Barents Sea

Region: Europe

Dates: 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31

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