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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009032406
Currently using 17960 observations from 4027 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Mar 24 06:51:03 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

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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

21 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

29 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

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

20 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

12 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

10 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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

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

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


9 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

22 stations reporting heavy rain

32 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"

4 stations 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"

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

30 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


5 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

3 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

3 stations reporting volcanic ash

6 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

32 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

11 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, N. W. T., Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • HELX: Luxor, Egypt
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KCHK: Chickasha, Chickasha Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KCNU: Chanute, Chanute Martin Johnson Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDGW: Douglas, Converse County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFOE: Topeka, Forbes Field, KS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGRI: Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMYP: Salida Mountain, Monarch Pass, CO, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOKC: Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOUN: Norman / Max Westheimer, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KQAE: AL MUSAYYIB FOB, IRAQ
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQCQ: AL KUT DELTA FOB, IRAQ
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KRAP: Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KRCE: Yukon, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSWO: Stillwater, Stillwater Regional Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KTIK: Tinker Air Force Base, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTOP: Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • OERF: Rafha, Saudi Arabia
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm


42 unidentified stations (out of a total of 495 documented unknown stations)

  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQBR (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYC (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • ETGQ (OLD)
  • K0F2 (NEW)
  • KQAV (NEW)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFC (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)