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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2008082612
Currently using 23900 observations from 4380 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Aug 26 12:51:01 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

1 station reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

26 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

70 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

18 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

65 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station 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

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

2 stations 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

45 stations reporting heavy rain

4 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"

8 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"


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

28 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations 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

1 station reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

16 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGCO: Constable Pynt, Greenland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K47A: Canton, Cherokee County Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K4A9: Fort Payne, Isbell Field Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K8A0: Albertville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCLT: Charlotte, Charlotte / Douglas Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCSG: Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDHN: Dothan, Dothan Regional Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGAD: Gadsden Municipal, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KMEB: Maxton, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KQAE: AL MUSAYYIB FOB, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQAJ: Bogue Field, NC, United States
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQCO: Qayyarah, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQEZ: Al Taqaddum, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQSL: Al Sahra, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTI: TALL AFAR ORTF, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTU: Mosul, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTZ: Baghdad, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQXT: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KRMG: Rome, R. B. Russell Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • MDBH: Barahona, Dominican Republic
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • OEYN: Yenbo, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIBL: Bandar Lengeh, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKO: Minab, Iran
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMAA: Abu Dhabi Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OMRK: Ras Al Khaimah Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OSDZ: Deir Ezzor, Syria
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PKWA: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SPCL: Pucallpa, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • WBKT: Kudat, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


56 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)
  • EQYD (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • ETGQ (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • HUKA (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)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQOY (NEW)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • OIBV (NEW)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)