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World: Heaviest Hailstone

Record Value 1.02kg (2.25lb)
Date of Record 14/4/1986
Length of Record  
Instrumentation  
Geospatial Location Gopalganj district, Bangladesh [23°00'N, 89°56'E, elevation: 4m (13.1ft)]

References

Krause, P.F. and Flood, K.L., 1997: Weather and Climate Extremes, TEC-0099 (September, 1997), US Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandra VA 22315-3864, pp. 89, p. 41

Gopalganj district, Bangladesh

Closeup Satellite Image of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh

Gopalganj district, Bangladesh

Regional Satellite Image of Gopalganj District, Banladesh