Croatia weather extremes
Parameter | Measurement | Meteorological station | Date |
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Maximum Temperature absolut (2m) | 42,8 °C | Ploče | 4/8/1981 |
Minimum Temperature absolut (2m) | -34,6 °C | Gračac | 13/1/2003 |
Maximum precipitation total (Year) | 4717,4 l/m2 | Mrzla Vodica | 1925 |
Minimum Precipitation total (Year) | 109,9 l/m2 | Palagruža | 1970 |
Maximum Precipitation total (Month) | 1042,7 l/m2 | Mrzla Vodica | 2/1947 |
Maximum Precipitation total (Day) | 352,2 l/m2 | Zadar | 11/9/1986 |
Strongest gust of wind | 248 km/h | Maslenički most | 21. 12. 1998. |
Maximum sunshine duration (Year) | 3054,3 h | Hvar | 2003 |
Minimum sunshine duration (Year) | 1338,7 h | Parg | 1972 |
Maximum sunshine duration (Month) | 410,3 h | Lastovo | 7. 2003. |
Maximum snowdepth total (Year) | 322 cm | Zavižan | 21/3/2013 |
Maximum new snowdepth/day total | 100 cm | Vrh Učke | 25/2/1988 |
Largest hail | hen egg size hailstone* | Hvar | 25/8/2006 |
Karlovac | 24/7/2010 |
* according to NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn_hail
NOTE. The following two locations with extreme hailstones for Croatia were recorded in the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD): Grabovec, June 8, 2018 around 7 pm and Brod Moravice, June 11, 2019 around 6:30 p.m. It was estimated that the diameter of the largest grains was 10 cm. As stated, it was not observed at DHMZ measuring stations and these extremes are not included in the table above.
World Meteorological Organization Global Weather & Climate Extremes Archive