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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009051618
Currently using 24746 observations from 4334 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat May 16 18:51:51 UTC 2009



1 station 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

5 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

5 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

40 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

12 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station 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

1 station 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

1 station 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

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


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

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

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

3 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"

2 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"

19 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

82 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

17 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


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

33 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 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

  • CWFD: Cape Dyer, N. W. T., Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • DRRN: Niamey-Aero, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • FCBB: Brazzaville / Maya-Maya, Congo, Republic of the
        Thunderstorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KACT: Waco, Waco Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KARA: New Iberia, Acadiana Regional Airport, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KATL: Atlanta, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KAUS: Austin, Austin-Bergstrom Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBNA: Nashville, Nashville Intl Arpt, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCBM: Columbus Air Force Base, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCRS: Corsicana, Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCVB: Castroville, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDSV: Dansville, Dansville Municipal Airport, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KERV: Kerrville, Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFAY: Fayetteville, Fayetteville Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFTY: Atlanta, Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFZY: Fulton, Oswego County Airport, NY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHBV: Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHKS: Jackson, Hawkins Field Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLCH: Lake Charles, Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLFT: Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMAO: Marion, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KP59: Copper Harbor, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KQFX: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRND: Randolph Air Force Base, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSAT: San Antonio, San Antonio Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSSF: San Antonio, Stinson Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KVAD: Moody Air Force Base, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • LICG: Pantelleria, Italy
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • MKJS: Montego Bay / Sangster, Jamaica
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MMMT: Minatitlan, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Pressure Change
  • MUCU: Santiago De Cuba, Oriente, Cuba
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OERY: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • OISS: Shiraz, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMFJ: Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • SAZN: Neuquen Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • SBMA: Maraba, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WBSB: Brunei Airport, Brunei
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKL: Langkawi, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • DATF (OLD)
  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDLM (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (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)
  • KQEY (OLD)
  • KQFA (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFC (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQFN (OLD)
  • KQFO (OLD)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQKV (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • MSLU (OLD)
  • MYFG (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SGAJ (NEW)
  • SGBN (NEW)
  • SGGR (NEW)
  • SGLV (NEW)
  • SGPC (NEW)
  • SGPG (NEW)
  • SGPI (NEW)
  • SGPJ (NEW)
  • SGSP (NEW)
  • SGVR (NEW)