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supercell

thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone
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supercell

Summary

supercell ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,329 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • supercell is a type of convective storm[2].
  • supercell is a type of thunderstorm[3].
  • supercell's Commons category is recorded as Supercells[4].
  • supercell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Supercells[5].
  • supercell's Commons gallery is recorded as Supercell[6].
  • supercell's has characteristic is recorded as mesocyclone[7].
  • supercell's different from is recorded as Superstorm[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include convective storm[2] and thunderstorm[3].

Why It Matters

supercell ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,329 views/month).[1] supercell has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] supercell is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q138638986
    Local thumb → —
    Has characteristic → mesocyclone
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||pt-br */ adding labels and P5008 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/3eae643683c|details]])"
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