This is a list of
blizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling ...
s, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe
snowstorm
A winter storm is an event in which wind coincides with varieties of precipitation that only occur at freezing temperatures, such as snow, mixed snow and rain, or freezing rain. In temperate continental climates, these storms are not necessar ...
characterized by strong sustained winds of at least and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
See also
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List of ice storms
This is a list of notable ice storms.
1940s
*Great Ice Storm of November 23–25, 1940.
1970s
*Twin North Carolina Ice Storms of January 12–13 and 19-20, 1978
1990s
*Western and Northern NY Ice Storm of March 3–4, 1991
*January 1998 Nort ...
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List of costly or deadly hailstorms
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List of dust storms with visibility of 1/4 mile or less, or meters or less
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List of weather records
This is a list of weather records, a list of the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency ...
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Lowest temperature recorded on Earth
The lowest natural temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth is at the then-Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983 by ground measurements.
On 10 August 2010, satellite observations showed a surface temperature ...
References
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Weather hazards
Severe weather and convection