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heat dome

extreme heat caused by a stationary high-pressure system
Class type of: anticyclone, block (meteorology) Q60981920
heat dome
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4 properties
Instance of
meteorological phenomenon
Subclass of
anticyclone, block (meteorology)
Has effect
heat wave[4]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Climate change[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en anticyclonic dome en Anticyclonic dome en heat dome en omega block ar قبة_حرارية de Omega-Lage de Omega-Wetterlage de Hitzedom de Hitzekuppel de Omega-Block de Omega-Hoch de Omegalage es cúpula de calor fa گنبد گرما fr Dôme anticyclonique fr blocage oméga fr dôme anticyclonique fr dôme de chaleur he כיפת חום hu Anticiklonális kupola
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Subclass of 2
anticyclone, block (meteorology)
Has effect 1
heat wave
Instance of 1
meteorological phenomenon
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Climate change
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Summary

heat dome is a meteorological phenomenon[1]. It is a type of anticyclone[2] and block[3].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . tv.cctv.com. tv.cctv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Don-vip · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Heat domes
    Wikidata description → extreme heat caused by a stationary high-pressure system
    "Created claim: Commons category: Heat domes"
  2. 20w ago · Jeb · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    Subclass of → anticyclone, block (meteorology)
    Instance of → meteorological phenomenon
    Has effect → heat wave
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Schematic: Omega block multilingual.svg"
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