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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2008050218
Currently using 23303 observations from 4290 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 2 18:51:00 UTC 2008



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

0 stations reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

0 stations reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

0 stations reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

6 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

29 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

16 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

42 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure between 950mb and 960mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure between 960mb - 969mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure between 970mb - 979mb


0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 10mb or greater

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

4 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


7 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

67 stations reporting heavy rain

26 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

3 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

9 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 5" or greater

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

3 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

140 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

3 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

12 stations reporting visibility 1/8 mile or less, but not zero

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

8 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

2 stations reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

27 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DRRN: Niamey-Aero, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K3MW: Mount Werner, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KADG: Adrian, Lenawee County Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAIA: Alliance, Alliance Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KANW: Ainsworth Municipal, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBEH: Benton Harbor, Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBIV: Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBTL: Battle Creek, Kellogg Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDFI: Defiance, Defiance Memorial Airport, OH, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFOA: Flora, Flora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGCK: Garden City, Garden City Regional Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KHZY: Ashtabula, Ashtabula County Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLCG: Wayne, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLIC: Limon, Limon Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLNR: Lone Rock, Tri-County Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLRF: Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KLYV: Luverne, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KM89: Dexter B Florence Mem Fld, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMDH: Carbondale / Murphysboro, Southern Illinois Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMJQ: Jackson Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMSP: Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl Arpt, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KONL: O'Neill / Baker Field, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSNY: Sidney, Sidney Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KTXK: Texarkana, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, AR, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTYQ: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KULM: New Ulm Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KY50: Wautoma, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MPHO: Howard Air Force Base, Panama
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • OERK: King Khaled Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Dust/Duststorm
  • OISF: Fasa, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OISL: Lar, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • SBIZ: Imperatriz, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBMQ: Macapa, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VTBU: Rayong, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VYYY: Yangon, Myanmar
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • ZLLL: Lanzhou / Zhongchuan, China
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm


74 unidentified stations (out of a total of 428 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBH (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQCB (OLD)
  • EQTK (OLD)
  • EQYA (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • ETGQ (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDLV (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • K6B8 (NEW)
  • KEFK (NEW)
  • KQA7 (OLD)
  • KQAE (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD9 (OLD)
  • KQDL (OLD)
  • KQDM (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQGV (OLD)
  • KQGX (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQIU (OLD)
  • KQL5 (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQLT (OLD)
  • KQNB (OLD)
  • KQND (OLD)
  • KQNL (OLD)
  • KQNY (OLD)
  • KQOX (OLD)
  • KQQY (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQRY (OLD)
  • KQSA (OLD)
  • KQSR (OLD)
  • KQTI (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQWM (OLD)
  • KRYW (NEW)
  • KTYQ (NEW)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • MDCY (OLD)
  • OMAH (NEW)
  • OMAM (NEW)
  • OMDL (NEW)
  • OMDM (NEW)
  • OMMZ (NEW)
  • OMTH (NEW)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLSR (OLD)
  • SVCZ (NEW)
  • UTFN (OLD)
  • UWKS (NEW)
  • VOHS (NEW)