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polar vortex

persistent cold-core low-pressure area that circles one of the poles
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polar vortex

Summary

polar vortex ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • polar vortex is a type of cyclone[2].
  • polar vortex is a type of mountain-gap wind[3].
  • polar vortex's Commons category is recorded as Polar vortex[4].
  • polar vortex's exact match is recorded as https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/atmosphere/polar-vortex[5].
  • polar vortex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include cyclone[2] and mountain-gap wind[3].

Why It Matters

polar vortex ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_polar-vortex_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{polar vortex}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/polar-vortex}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → cyclone, mountain-gap wind
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38685, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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