Reported by OGIMET 112 days ago.
It is the 788th strongest of the 794 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 7 May 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
OGIMET reported: Gale-force wind of 34 knots observed at station 61052
An estimated 5,989,244 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- August 30, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
- August 28, 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 53 out of 100, at 68 % 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) | 53 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 68% |
| Coordinates | -33.9000, 18.6000 |
| Nearest City | Durbanville (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 6.0M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T16:31:38.184Z |
| Source | https://www.ogimet.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| StationId | 61052 |
| WindSpeed | 34 |
| WindUnit | knots |
| Temperature | 41.1 |
| TemperatureUnit | C |
| RawSynop | 05,09,13,00,AAXX 09134 61052 22960 72207 10411 20189 39828 40064 80008 333 58011 60005 87280== |
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 53/100, near Durbanville (South Africa), based on data from ogimet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.