World: Heaviest Hailstone
Record Value | 1.02kg (2.25lb) |
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Date of Record | 14 / 4 [April] / 1986 |
Formal WMO Review | No |
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; Simons, P., 1996: Weird Weather, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, pp. 307, p 150; Smith, Anthony, 2000: The Weather (the Truth about the Health of our Planet), Hutchinson, London, pp. 285, p. 102
Discussion
Hailstone weighed 2.25 pounds (1.02 kg). The hailstorm killed 92 at Gopalganj.
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Closeup Satellite Image of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
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Regional Satellite Image of Gopalganj District, Banladesh