Reported by OGIMET today.
It is the 398th strongest of the 852 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
OGIMET reported: Extreme cold of -96.6°C observed at station 72530
An estimated 28,043,050 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 58 · 0.0 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 66 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including OGIMET.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 74 % 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 | 74% |
| Coordinates | 40.8000, -74.0000 |
| Nearest City | North Bergen (1 km) |
| Population Exposed | 28.0M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-31T02:58:31.325Z |
| Source | https://www.ogimet.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| StationId | 72530 |
| WindSpeed | 4 |
| WindUnit | knots |
| Temperature | -96.6 |
| TemperatureUnit | C |
| RawSynop | 08,30,23,51,AAXX 31004 72530 11966 81608 10239 20217 39914 40146 58007 60011 761// 92351 333 10283 20217 555 93100= |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | News12 | Long Island |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_496703_223","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788133822000,"latitude":40.65,"longitude":-73.95}] |
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 North Bergen (United States), based on data from ogimet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.