1 March 2025 | Royal Meteorological Society, 2025 Vol 99, No. 9.
On 1 November 2024, the 10min average wind speed at Rauma Kylmapihlaja, Finland, reached 33.5 m/s and was the highest wind speed ever recorded in the country, excluding mountain stations. According to the Finish Meteorological Institute, it was the first occasion when the 10min average wind speed reached Level 12 on the Beaufort scale, indicating hurricane-force winds (≥32.7m/s).
The highest wind gust, 39.6m/s surpassed the previous 2019 record of 32.5 m/s
31 July 2024
Typhoon Gaemi
July 29th, 2024. Multiple locations in Kaohsiung City County, Taiwan received over 1300mm rainfall in 24 hours during Typhoon Gaemi with event totals of around 1900mm over 3 days.
17 July 2024
Intense Rainfall for Toronto
16th July, 2024. Environment Canada confirm over 4 inches, (100mm) fell in the City in about 2.5 hours during the morning of Tuesday 16th, making it the 5th wettest day at Pearson Airport. Intensities of 30mm in 30 minutes were observed in the city, caused by training thunderstorms. This followed storms on the afternoon of 15th. The Don Valley area saw the greatest impact, largely related to road flooding. The Don Valley had a significant population living close to the watercourse until Hurricane Hazel in 1954, after which the homes were expropriated and land used for an expressway and parkland.
3 July 2024
Earliest Major Hurricane on Record
July 3rd, 2024. Hurricane Beryl became the earliest category 5 system on record in the Atlantic, and only the second to occur in July, after Emily in 2005. It was also the earliest hurricane development so far east, at 49.3 degrees west, and is in the top 6 considering intensification time with 42 hours from tropical storm to maximum strength. It is the only 1 of those 6 to occur outside the month of September.
11 August 2023 | Washington Post
Hurricane Dora travels from off the African coast, across Central America and transitions to a typhoon.
