Extreme Cold -95.8°C — Station 61052
Extreme cold of -95.8°C observed at station 61052
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Durbanville (approximately 9 km away) in South Africa, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 6.0M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as high severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 70. The computed Calamity Score is 58 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (50). Data for this event was sourced from ogimet, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
South Africa has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 70 |
| Calamity Score | 58 / 100 |
| Confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | -33.9000, 18.6000 |
| Nearest City | Durbanville (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 6.0M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T05:14:58.833Z |
| Source | https://www.ogimet.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| StationId | 61052 |
| WindSpeed | 4 |
| WindUnit | knots |
| Temperature | -95.8 |
| TemperatureUnit | C |
| RawSynop | 07,08,00,00,AAXX 08004 61052 11958 31604 10310 20212 39877 40122 60001 70600 80008 333 0//00 58010 83280= |
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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 197 scientific monitoring sources.