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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2008080603
Currently using 21373 observations from 4020 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Aug 6 03:52:06 UTC 2008



0 stations 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

15 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


5 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

12 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

85 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

12 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

2 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

0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


2 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

19 stations reporting heavy rain

1 station 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"

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

11 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"

1 station 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

80 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

3 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

27 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

16 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • K1H2: Effingham, Effingham County Memorial Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KABH: El Paso County, CO, United States
        Pressure, Thunderstorm
  • KART: Watertown, Watertown Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBLV: Belleville, Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCEF: Chicopee Falls / Westover Air Force Base, MA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KCUL: Carmi, Carmi Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KDRO: Durango, Durango-La Plata County Airport, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KELZ: Wellsville, Wellsville Municipal Airport, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KERI: Erie, Erie Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KFOA: Flora, Flora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGTB: Fort Drum / Wheeler-Sack U. S. Army Airfield, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGYR: Goodyear Municipal, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KLEE: Leesburg, Leesburg Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMYP: Salida Mountain, Monarch Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KOWB: Owensboro / Daviess, KY, United States
        Dewpoint, Wind
  • KPEO: Penn Yan, Penn Yan Airport, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPHX: Phoenix, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Arpt, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Thunderstorm
  • KQTO: Balad, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KRAP: Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KRCA: Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KTUS: Tucson, Tucson Intl Arpt, AZ, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KVIH: Rolla / Vichy, Rolla National Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • OIAW: Ahwaz, Iran
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • RJTR: Zama Airfield, Japan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • VHHH: Hong Kong Inter-National Airport, Hong Kong
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WMKL: Langkawi, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


44 unidentified stations (out of a total of 457 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • BHSA (OLD)
  • DAID (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYC (OLD)
  • EQYD (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQBA (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBM (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDF (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQJP (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQON (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQXX (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)