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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2008082312
Currently using 24393 observations from 4292 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Aug 23 12:50:59 UTC 2008



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

1 station 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

24 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

75 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

16 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

73 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

7 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

0 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

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


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

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

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

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

33 stations reporting heavy rain

10 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"

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

5 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

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

2 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"


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

52 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


5 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

18 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

13 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DAUG: Ghardaia, Algeria
        Temperature, Visibility
  • K40J: Perry-Foley, Perry-Foley Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KBGE: Bainbridge, Decatur County Industrial Air Park Airport, GA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCTY: Cross City, Cross City Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KDLF: Laughlin, Laughlin Air Force Base Auxiliary Airfield, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDRT: Del Rio, Del Rio Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEMP: Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMCI: Kansas City, Kansas City Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMHK: Manhattan, Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKC: Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOJC: Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KQAD: Diwaniyah, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQAE: AL MUSAYYIB FOB, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQAJ: Bogue Field, NC, United States
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQAQ: Al Taji, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQCO: Qayyarah, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQEZ: Al Taqaddum, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQNB: BAHRAIN (NPMOF), BAHRAIN
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • KQNY: CAMP RAMADI, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQOL: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQSL: Al Sahra, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTI: TALL AFAR ORTF, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTO: Balad, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTU: Mosul, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTX: Kirkuk, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTZ: Baghdad, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQXT: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KSPG: St. Petersburg, Whitted Airport, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • LIVP: Paganella, Italy
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • OEDR: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OIAM: Bandar Mahshahr / Mahshahr, Iran
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OIBL: Bandar Lengeh, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKB: Bandarabbass, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMAH: Al Hamra Aux, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • OYAS: Abbs, Yemen
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • OYMB: Marib, Yemen
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • RCSS: Sungshan / Taipei, Taiwan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RJOS: Tokushima Ab, Japan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SKCG: Cartagena / Rafael Nunez, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VVTS: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WBKL: Labuan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


55 unidentified stations (out of a total of 460 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • BHSA (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYC (OLD)
  • EQYD (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • K3WO (NEW)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBC (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQON (OLD)
  • KQOY (NEW)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • OIBV (NEW)
  • OMMM (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)