storm Desmond
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Storm Desmond was a powerful extratropical cyclone in early December 2015 that brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| storm Desmond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11618097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: storm Desmond Context triple: [Boxing Day floods 2015, mainCause, storm Desmond]
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A.
Damsay
Damsay is a small uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, known for its low-lying terrain and archaeological remains.
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B.
Cliff
Cliff is a masculine given name, often used as a short form of Clifford or Clifton.
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C.
Rainn
Rainn is the distinctive first name of American actor and comedian Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the U.S. version of "The Office."
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D.
Demany
Demany is a fast-talking, street-connected middleman character from the film "Uncut Gems," known for linking high-profile clients to the protagonist's jewelry business.
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E.
March North
March North is an electoral ward in the town of March, Cambridgeshire, represented on the local council.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: storm Desmond Target entity description: Storm Desmond was a powerful extratropical cyclone in early December 2015 that brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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A.
Damsay
Damsay is a small uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, known for its low-lying terrain and archaeological remains.
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B.
Cliff
Cliff is a masculine given name, often used as a short form of Clifford or Clifton.
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C.
Rainn
Rainn is the distinctive first name of American actor and comedian Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the U.S. version of "The Office."
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D.
Demany
Demany is a fast-talking, street-connected middleman character from the film "Uncut Gems," known for linking high-profile clients to the protagonist's jewelry business.
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E.
March North
March North is an electoral ward in the town of March, Cambridgeshire, represented on the local council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European windstorm
ⓘ
extratropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedCountry |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Cumbria
ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| basin |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| caused |
landslides
ⓘ
power outages ⓘ record-breaking rainfall ⓘ river flooding ⓘ severe flooding ⓘ surface water flooding ⓘ transport disruption ⓘ |
| countryWithRedWarnings | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2015-12-08 ⓘ |
| economicDamage | over £1 billion ⓘ |
| economicDamageCountry |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fatalities | several deaths ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2015-12-04 ⓘ |
| hasName | Storm Desmond ⓘ |
| hitRegion | Lake District ⓘ |
| hitTown |
Appleby-in-Westmorland
ⓘ
Carlisle ⓘ Cockermouth ⓘ Kendal ⓘ |
| impactCategory | severe weather event in Europe ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Met Office weather warnings
ⓘ
linked to:
Met Office
|
| maximumRainfallLocation |
Honister Pass
ⓘ
Thirlmere ⓘ
linked to:
Thirlmere Reservoir
|
| meteorologicalType | deep Atlantic low-pressure system ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Met Office
ⓘ
Met Éireann ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Meteorological Service Met Éireann
|
| notableFor |
extreme rainfall totals in Cumbria
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overtopping of flood defences ⓘ widespread river flooding in northern England ⓘ |
| occurredInMonth | December 2015 ⓘ |
| partOf |
2015–16 European windstorm season
ⓘ
UK and Ireland storm naming scheme ⓘ |
| rainfallAmount24h | 341.4 mm at Honister Pass ⓘ |
| rainfallAmount48h | 405.0 mm at Thirlmere ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 2015–16 UK and Ireland flooding ⓘ |
| setRecord |
UK 24-hour rainfall record
ⓘ
UK 48-hour rainfall record ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: storm Desmond Description of subject: Storm Desmond was a powerful extratropical cyclone in early December 2015 that brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.