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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009030515
Currently using 24302 observations from 4450 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Mar 5 15:57:01 UTC 2009



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

4 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

5 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

36 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

52 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -60°C to -69°C

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

39 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

0 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 59°C

18 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

4 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

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


0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 10mb or greater

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

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

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


7 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

8 stations reporting heavy rain

14 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"

1 station 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"

0 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"

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

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

18 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


9 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

6 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

7 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

26 stations reporting dust or duststorm

18 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

18 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWEU: Eureka, N. W. T., Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYSD: Suffield Airport, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • DAFH: Tilrempt/Hassi R'mel, Algeria
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DAUL: Laghouat, Algeria
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRRN: Niamey-Aero, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • DTTG: Gabes, Tunisia
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DTTR: El Borma, Tunisia
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • FOOG: Port-Gentil, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • HLLT: Tripoli Inter-National Airport, Libya
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KORC: Orange City, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • LFKS: Solenzara, France
        Wind, Pressure
  • LIMH: Pian Rosa, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIMK: Torino / Bric Della Croce, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIMT: Passo Della Cisa, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIQO: Monte Argentario, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIRK: Monte Terminillo, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIVC: Monte Cimone, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • LIVP: Paganella, Italy
        Pressure, Visibility
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • MNCH: Chinandega, Nicaragua
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • PAEC: Chulitna, Chulitna Airport, AK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • PAOT: Kotzebue, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PASN: St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SBMQ: Macapa, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WSAP: Singapore / Paya Lebar, Singapore
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WSSS: Singapore / Changi Airport, Singapore
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


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

  • DAMR (OLD)
  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQBQ (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYC (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • ETGQ (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDLV (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFC (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MSLU (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)