blizzard

severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours
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blizzard

Summary

blizzard is a meteorological phenomenon[1]. blizzard ranks in the top 10% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • blizzard's video is recorded as Blizzard Nemo Snowfall Timelapse.webm[3].
  • blizzard's image is recorded as Hermann Kauffmann - Enduring the snowstorm.jpg[4].
  • blizzard's instance of is recorded as meteorological phenomenon[5].
  • blizzard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85014897[6].
  • blizzard's location is recorded as temperate climate[7].
  • blizzard's location is recorded as polar climate[8].
  • blizzard's location is recorded as high mountains[9].
  • blizzard's subclass of is recorded as snow storm[10].
  • blizzard's Commons category is recorded as Blizzards[11].
  • blizzard's has part is recorded as snow[12].
  • blizzard's has part is recorded as wind[13].
  • blizzard's has part is recorded as blowing snow[14].
  • blizzard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01g81[15].
  • blizzard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blizzards[16].
  • blizzard's Commons gallery is recorded as Blizzard[17].
  • blizzard's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300054744[18].
  • blizzard's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300054735[19].
  • blizzard's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 897988[20].
  • blizzard's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0146883[21].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[22].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[25].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • blizzard's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for blizzard include Blizzard Entertainment[28], a video game developer[29], in United States[30], founded in 1991[31], headquartered in Irvine[32]; Metel Anti-Ship Complex[33], a missile family[34]; RPK-2 Viyuga[35], a missile model[36]; The Snowstorm[37], a literary work[38], founded in 1856[39], written by Leo Tolstoy[40]; and The Blizzard[41], a film[42], directed by Vladimir Basov[43].

Why It Matters

blizzard ranks in the top 10% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2] blizzard has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] blizzard is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for blizzard include Blizzard Entertainment[28], a video game developer[29], in United States[30], founded in 1991[31], headquartered in Irvine[32]; Metel Anti-Ship Complex[33], a missile family[34]; RPK-2 Viyuga[35], a missile model[36]; The Snowstorm[37], a literary work[38], founded in 1856[39], written by Leo Tolstoy[40]; and The Blizzard[41], a film[42], directed by Vladimir Basov[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location temperate climate, polar climate, high mountains
    Subclass of snow storm
    Has part(s) snow, wind, blowing snow
    Local thumb /static/img/blizzard.jpg
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29431|batch #29431]]: UNDRR-ISC Hazard Information Profile ID for extreme weather events"
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