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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009030118
Currently using 23851 observations from 4278 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Mar 1 18:51:46 UTC 2009



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

1 station 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

28 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

13 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -70°C or colder

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -60°C to -69°C

7 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -59°C

30 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -49°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 70°C or hotter

0 stations reporting heat index of 60°C to 69°C

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 59°C

17 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 49°C


0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

75 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


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

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

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

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


6 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

54 stations reporting heavy rain

47 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"

2 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"

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

6 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

36 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

7 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

5 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

23 stations reporting dust or duststorm

12 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

19 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • FOOG: Port-Gentil, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KATL: Atlanta, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KBHM: Birmingham, Birmingham Intl Arpt, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KDCM: Chester, SC, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KFBG: Fort Bragg / Simmons Army Airfield, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KGNA: Grand Marais, The Bay of Grand Marais, MN, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KGRI: Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KLBT: Lumberton, Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLRO: Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMKS: Berkeley, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMNI: Manning / Cooper Regional, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KP59: Copper Harbor, MI, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KPHL: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KPOB: Pope Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KQOL: UNKNOWN,
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQTO: Balad, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KRBW: Walterboro, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMVR: Veracruz / Las Bajadas / General Heriberto Jara, Mexico
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OERY: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PAQT: Nuiqsut, Nuiqsut Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • PASC: Deadhorse, Deadhorse Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Visibility


45 unidentified stations (out of a total of 493 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQYC (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDLV (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFC (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)