Reported by OGIMET today.
It is the 583rd strongest of the 700 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
OGIMET reported: Extreme cold of -70.3°C observed at station 06260
An estimated 4,901,267 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 5 April 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: OGIMET. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 69 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 52.4000, 4.8000 |
| Nearest City | Zaandam (5 km) |
| Population Exposed | 4.9M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-31T04:02:40.031Z |
| Source | https://www.ogimet.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| StationId | 06260 |
| WindSpeed | 21 |
| WindUnit | knots |
| Temperature | -70.3 |
| TemperatureUnit | C |
| RawSynop | 08,31,02,00,AAXX 31021 06260 27983 11703 10163 20149 30077 40080 58009 7018/ 81/// 333 55/// 20894 60005 91004 90710 91105 555 60005== |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100, near Zaandam (Netherlands), based on data from ogimet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.