cold wave

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cold wave

Summary

cold wave is a type of meteorological phenomenon[1]. It draws 897 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_meteorological_phenomenon category, ranking #19 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • cold wave's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon[3].
  • cold wave is a type of temperature anomaly[4].
  • cold wave is a type of occurrence[5].
  • cold wave is a type of extreme weather[6].
  • cold wave is a type of meteorological phenomenon[7].
  • cold wave's Commons category is recorded as Cold waves[8].
  • cold wave is the opposite of heat wave[9].
  • cold wave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cold waves[10].
  • cold wave's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[11].
  • cold wave's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cold wave[12].
  • cold wave's different from is recorded as cold winter[13].
  • cold wave's different from is recorded as coldwave[14].

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Definition and Type

cold wave's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon[3]. Recorded subclass of include temperature anomaly[4], occurrence[5], extreme weather[6], and meteorological phenomenon[7]. It is the opposite of heat wave[9].

Why It Matters

cold wave draws 897 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_meteorological_phenomenon category, ranking #19 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3d7sRl
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 17w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q138638986
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34829|batch #34829]]"
  3. 22w ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → temperature anomaly, occurrence, extreme weather +1
    Topic has template → Template:Cold wave
    Instance of → —
    Opposite of → heat wave
    + 7 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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