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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009081712
Currently using 25784 observations from 4523 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Aug 17 12:51:29 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

21 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

91 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


3 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

19 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

90 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

9 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

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

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

133 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

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

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

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

53 stations reporting heavy rain

4 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"

3 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

14 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"

3 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

76 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 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

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

22 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

9 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • KAAA: Lincoln, Logan County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KARR: Aurora, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KASW: Warsaw, Warsaw Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KC75: Lacon, Marshall County Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCEW: Crestview, Sikes Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCID: Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDDC: Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGBG: Galesburg, Galesburg Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGWB: Auburn/DeKalb Co, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLWC: Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMCI: Kansas City, Kansas City Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPEA: Pella, Pella Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPTT: Pratt Municipal, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KQA7: TARIN KOWT, AFGHANISTAN
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQCO: Qayyarah, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQCQ: AL KUT DELTA FOB, IRAQ
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQEZ: Al Taqaddum, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Pressure Change
  • KQOL: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQQY: APIAY TMQ53, COLOMBIA
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQWM: CAMP UDAIRI, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQXJ: Tallil, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KRPJ: Rochelle, Rochelle Municipal-Koritz Field Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRSL: Russell, Russell Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSBN: South Bend, South Bend Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSBP: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County-Mc Chesney Field, CA, United States
        Wind, Smoke
  • KSPI: Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTNU: Newton Municipal, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTOP: Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KUIN: Quincy, Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field Airport, IL, United States
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KWLD: Winfield / Arkansas City, Strother Field, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEDF: Dammam-King Fahd Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEDM: Al Dawadmi, Saudia Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEDR: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OERY: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIBA: Abumusa Island / Abumusa, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIBJ: Jam, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIBL: Bandar Lengeh, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIBS: Sirri Island / Sirri, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIZJ: Jask, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMAD: Abu Dhabi Bateen, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMAL: Al Ain Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMDB: Dubai Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OMRK: Ras Al Khaimah Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • OYMB: Marib, Yemen
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • SLVR: Viru-Viru, Bolivia
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • TIST: Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Cyril E. King Airport, Virgin Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


81 unidentified stations (out of a total of 541 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)
  • EQYQ (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDLV (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FYOT (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • KBAN (NEW)
  • KCGC (NEW)
  • KEDC (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQEA (NEW)
  • KQEB (NEW)
  • KQEH (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEN (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)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQLG (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQX9 (OLD)
  • KX40 (NEW)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • OYSD (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • UBBL (OLD)
  • UBBY (NEW)