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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2008101215
Currently using 23667 observations from 4309 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Oct 12 15:51:47 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

3 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

54 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

9 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

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

1 station 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

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

0 stations 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

15 stations reporting heavy rain

13 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"

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

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

1 station 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"

0 stations 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

19 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

3 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

15 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

30 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FTTJ: Ndjamena, Chad
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • GLRB: Grand Bassa, Roberts Field, Liberia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KBGD: Borger, Hutchinson County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGRI: Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KQAQ: Al Taji, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQOL: UNKNOWN,
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQTO: Balad, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KSVN: Hunter U. S. Army Airfield, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total


56 unidentified stations (out of a total of 465 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • ENSL (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)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • GVBA (NEW)
  • KEZS (NEW)
  • KOXI (NEW)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQMB (OLD)
  • KQMG (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQON (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LFPT (NEW)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • MGCP (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)