- 2021 had plenty of weird aspects to its weather.
- Two events on each end of the temperature scale were the weirdest of the year.
- The hurricane season also produced its share of oddities.
2021’s weather will be remembered largely for a pair of deadly outbreaks of extreme temperatures, a particularly devastating hurricane that left its mark well inland, and two severe weather outbreaks in December.
But those were just a few of the weather oddities in 2021.
With that in mind, we ranked the 21 most bizarre things we saw in the year’s weather, mainly in the United States. We also have a sizable list of honorable mentions below our top 21 list, simply because we love weird weather.
(PREVIOUS YEARS: 2020 | 2019 | 2018)
21. Donut-Shaped Hail
The day after Labor Day, I stumbled upon a photo of a hailstone the likes of which I hadn’t seen before.
The donut- or Cheerio-shaped hailstone shown below was…
