Calamity
highSevere weatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe weather near Durbanville

South AfricaOGIMET

Reported by OGIMET 107 days ago.

It is the 528th strongest of the 794 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 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

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

TypeSevere weather
Severityhigh
Calamity Score (ours)58 / 100
Our confidence69%
Coordinates-33.9000, 18.6000
Nearest CityDurbanville (9 km)
Population Exposed6.0M within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-14T16:33:24.326Z
Sourcehttps://www.ogimet.com/

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

StationId61052
WindSpeed34
WindUnitknots
Temperature43.1
TemperatureUnitC
RawSynop05,14,13,00,AAXX 14134 61052 22660 33103 10431 20128 39809 40043 82108 333 59015 60005 82840 83280==

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100, near Durbanville (South Africa), based on data from ogimet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.