Weather History
The heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms and downpours of 129 cities, from NOAA's daily weather records — each measured against that city's own climate.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1983 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Abu Dhabi Intl).
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Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1931, from NOAA's daily weather record (Albuquerque Intl Ap).
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951, from NOAA's daily weather record (Schiphol).
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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1933 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ashgabat).
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Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1955 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Hellinikon).
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Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1930, from NOAA's daily weather record (Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int).
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Austin, TX
Austin, TX: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1938, from NOAA's daily weather record (Austin-Camp Mabry).
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Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1939, from NOAA's daily weather record (Baltimore-Washington Intl Ap).
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1981 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Brunei Intl).
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Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1931, from NOAA's daily weather record (Berlin-Tempelhof).
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1936, from NOAA's daily weather record (Bishkek).
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Boston, MA
Boston, MA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1936, from NOAA's daily weather record (Boston).
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Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane, Australia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1944 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Brisbane Aero).
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Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1929 through June 2026, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Bucuresti-Baneasa).
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Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1901, from NOAA's daily weather record (Budapest).
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Canberra, Australia
Canberra, Australia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1927 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Canberra Forestry).
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Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Cape Town Intl).
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Casablanca, Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1957 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Anfa).
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Changchun, China
Changchun, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Changchun).
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Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1953, from NOAA's daily weather record (Cyril E King Ap).
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Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1939, from NOAA's daily weather record (Charlotte Douglas Ap).
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Chennai, India
Chennai, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1901 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Madras/Minambakkam).
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Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1946, from NOAA's daily weather record (Chicago Ohare Intl Ap).
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Chisinau, Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1886, from NOAA's daily weather record (Kisinev).
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Chongqing, China
Chongqing, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1944 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Chongqing).
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Coimbatore, India
Coimbatore, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1948 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Coimbatore/Peelamed).
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Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1942, from NOAA's daily weather record (Colorado Springs Muni Ap).
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Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1945, from NOAA's daily weather record (John Glenn Intl Ap).
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Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1939, from NOAA's daily weather record (Dallas Faa Ap).
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Delhi, India
Delhi, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1901 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (New Delhi/Safdarjun).
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Denver, CO
Denver, CO: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1940, from NOAA's daily weather record (Denver-Stapleton).
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Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Detroit City Ap).
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Douglas, Isle of Man
Douglas, Isle of Man: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1959, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ronaldsway).
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1983 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Dubai Intl).
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Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1867, from NOAA's daily weather record (Dublin Phoenix Park).
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Durban, South Africa
Durban, South Africa: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Durban Intl).
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Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1926 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Dushanbe).
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El Paso, TX
El Paso, TX: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1938, from NOAA's daily weather record (El Paso Intl Ap).
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Fresno, CA
Fresno, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1941, from NOAA's daily weather record (Fresno Yosemite Intl).
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Ganzhou, China
Ganzhou, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1944 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ganzhou).
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Gaziantep, Turkey
Gaziantep, Turkey: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Oguzeli).
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Hagåtña, Guam
Hagåtña, Guam: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1945, from NOAA's daily weather record (Guam International Airport).
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Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg, Germany: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1891, from NOAA's daily weather record (Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel).
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Hefei, China
Hefei, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1952 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Hefei).
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Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951, from NOAA's daily weather record (Helsinki Kaisaniemi Aws).
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Houston, TX
Houston, TX: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1930, from NOAA's daily weather record (Houston William P Hobby Ap).
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Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1901 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Begumpet Obsy).
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Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1942, from NOAA's daily weather record (Indianapolis).
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Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1945, from NOAA's daily weather record (Jacksonville Nas).
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Jaipur, India
Jaipur, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1957 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Jaipur/Sanganer).
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Jinan, China
Jinan, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Jinan).
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Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1934, from NOAA's daily weather record (Kansas City Dwtn Ap).
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Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1941 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Norman Manley Intl).
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Kunming, China
Kunming, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1942 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Kunming).
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1881 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Kiev).
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La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1942 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (El Alto Intl).
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Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Mccarran Intl Ap).
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Lianyungang, China
Lianyungang, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1957 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ganyu).
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1899 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ljubljana Bezigrad).
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Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1943, from NOAA's daily weather record (Long Beach Daugherty Ap).
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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1975, from NOAA's daily weather record (Svalbard Airport).
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1906, from NOAA's daily weather record (Los Angeles Downtown/Usc).
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Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Louisville Intl Ap).
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Lucknow, India
Lucknow, India: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Lucknow/Amausi).
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Luxembourg: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1947, from NOAA's daily weather record (Luxembourg Airport).
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Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1920, from NOAA's daily weather record (Madrid - Retiro).
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Majuro, Marshall Islands
Majuro, Marshall Islands: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1946, from NOAA's daily weather record (Majuro Wbas Ap).
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Mariehamn, Aland Islands
Mariehamn, Aland Islands: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1971, from NOAA's daily weather record (Jomala Jomalaby).
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Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1943 through January 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Hihifo (Ile Wallis)).
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Medan, Indonesia
Medan, Indonesia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1958 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Polonia).
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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1929, from NOAA's daily weather record (Essendon Airport).
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Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Memphis Intl Ap).
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Miami, FL
Miami, FL: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Miami Intl Ap).
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Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1938, from NOAA's daily weather record (Milwaukee Mitchell Ap).
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Minsk, Belarus
Minsk, Belarus: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1891 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Minsk).
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Monaco, Monaco
Monaco, Monaco: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1945 through January 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Cote D Azur).
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Muscat, Oman
Muscat, Oman: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1983 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Seeb Intl).
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Nanchang, China
Nanchang, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Nanchang).
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Nanchong, China
Nanchong, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Nanchong).
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Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Nashville Intl Ap).
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New York City, NY
New York City, NY: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1869, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ny City Cntrl Park).
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Nuuk, Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1958, from NOAA's daily weather record (Nuuk).
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Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1941, from NOAA's daily weather record (Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World).
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Omaha, NE
Omaha, NE: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Omaha Eppley Airfield).
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Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951, from NOAA's daily weather record (Kobe).
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Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1937, from NOAA's daily weather record (Oslo Blindern).
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Ouagadougou).
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
Pago Pago, American Samoa: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1945, from NOAA's daily weather record (Pago Pago Wso Ap).
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Palikir, Micronesia
Palikir, Micronesia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1949, from NOAA's daily weather record (Pohnpei Wso).
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Perth, Australia
Perth, Australia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1944, from NOAA's daily weather record (Perth Airport).
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Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1940, from NOAA's daily weather record (Phila Intl Ap).
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Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1933, from NOAA's daily weather record (Phoenix Ap).
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Port Louis, Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1961 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Vacoas (Mauritius)).
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Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories
Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu).
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Portland, OR
Portland, OR: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1936, from NOAA's daily weather record (Portland Intl Ap).
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Quezon City, Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1945 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Science Garden).
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Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1944, from NOAA's daily weather record (Raleigh Ap).
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Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1941, from NOAA's daily weather record (Reykjavik).
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Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1877 through May 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Sacramento 5 Ese).
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Saint Helier, Jersey
Saint Helier, Jersey: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1959, from NOAA's daily weather record (Jersey: Airport).
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Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1959, from NOAA's daily weather record (Guernsey: Airport).
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1881 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (St. Petersburg).
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Saint-Denis, Reunion
Saint-Denis, Reunion: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1973 through January 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (St Denis Gillot).
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San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1939, from NOAA's daily weather record (San Diego Intl Ap).
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San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1921, from NOAA's daily weather record (San Francisco Dwtn).
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1941, from NOAA's daily weather record (San Juan L M Marin Intl Ap).
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1943 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Santo Domingo).
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1901, from NOAA's daily weather record (Sarajevo).
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Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1948, from NOAA's daily weather record (Seattle Boeing Fld).
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Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1949, from NOAA's daily weather record (Tullinge A).
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Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1929, from NOAA's daily weather record (Sydney Airport Amo).
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Taiyuan, China
Taiyuan, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Taiyuan).
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Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1870 through July 2026, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Tallinn).
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1881 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Tashkent).
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Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1881 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Tbilisi).
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Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1946, from NOAA's daily weather record (Tucson Intl Ap).
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Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Vaduz, Liechtenstein: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1882, from NOAA's daily weather record (Saentis).
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Valletta, Malta
Valletta, Malta: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1956 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Luqa).
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Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria, Seychelles: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1957 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Seychelles Internat).
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Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1855, from NOAA's daily weather record (Wien).
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Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1881 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Vilnius).
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Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach, VA: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1945, from NOAA's daily weather record (Oceana Nas).
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Washington, DC
Washington, DC: heat waves, cold snaps, snowstorms, and downpours since 1936, from NOAA's daily weather record (Washington Reagan Natl Ap).
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Weifang, China
Weifang, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Weifang).
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Windhoek, Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1913 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Windhoek).
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Xining, China
Xining, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1954 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Xining).
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Yinchuan, China
Yinchuan, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Yinchuan).
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Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama, Japan: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951, from NOAA's daily weather record (Yokohama).
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Zhengzhou, China
Zhengzhou, China: heat waves, cold snaps, and downpours since 1951 through August 2025, where NOAA's record currently stops, from NOAA's daily weather record (Zhengzhou).
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