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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009051521
Currently using 21306 observations from 4254 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 15 21:34:06 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

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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

36 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

13 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

0 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

19 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

1 station 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

2 stations 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


1 station reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

62 stations reporting heavy rain

12 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

2 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"

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

2 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

106 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

3 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

8 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


1 station reporting aircraft mishap

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

15 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

8 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
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KAIT: Aitkin NDB, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAMG: Alma, Bacon County Airport, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBAZ: New Braunfels, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBRD: Brainerd, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEKQ: Monticello, KY, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KFOE: Topeka, Forbes Field, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFOZ: Bigfork, Bigfork Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGBG: Galesburg, Galesburg Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGDB: Granite Falls, Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGSO: Greensboro, Piedmont Triad Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHUT: Hutchinson, Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • KJOT: Joliet, Joliet Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLOT: Chicago/Romeoville, Lewis University Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KLXL: Little Falls, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMAO: Marion, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMDW: Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOTM: Ottumwa, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KOVL: Olivia, Olivia Regional Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPNT: Pontiac, Pontiac Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQOL: UNKNOWN,
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KRWF: Redwood Falls, Redwood Falls Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSTC: St Cloud, St Cloud Regional Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTYS: Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KUIN: Quincy, Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MPTO: Tocumen, Panama
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MUHA: Aeropuerto Jose Marti, Rancho-Boyeros, Habana, Cuba
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • OIAA: Abadan, Iran
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • SBTF: Tefe, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPIM: Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • SPQT: Iquitos, Peru
        Wind, Bird Hazard
  • SVMD: Merida, Venezuela
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


58 unidentified stations (out of a total of 529 documented unknown stations)

  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQEH (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEN (OLD)
  • KQEP (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQER (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQET (OLD)
  • KQEV (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFC (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQKV (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MSLU (OLD)