extreme weather

American  

[ik-streem weth-er] / ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛð ər /

noun

Meteorology, Climatology.

1. a period of weather or a weather event that is severe and unexpected or abnormal for the location or season in which it occurs.

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Etymology

Origin of extreme weather

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Flooding, landslide and extreme weather alerts have also been issued for the broader region.

From BBC

Scotland's water and waste water system is facing increasing pressure including more extreme weather and growing demand.

From BBC

What’s more of a worry is that extreme weather could lead the next four-weekly inventory draws to total roughly 850 billion cubic feet, said Simon Wong, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.

From MarketWatch

What’s more of a worry is that extreme weather could lead the next four-weekly inventory draws to total roughly 850 billion cubic feet, said Simon Wong, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.

From MarketWatch

Kostas Lagouvardos, research director at the National Observatory in Athens, said the "extreme" weather phenomenon had dumped up to 170 millimetres of rain on the capital.

From Barron's