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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2009082806
Currently using 23586 observations from 4243 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Aug 28 06:50:51 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

16 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

70 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

8 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

3 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

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

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

2 stations 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

34 stations reporting heavy rain

1 station 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

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

5 stations 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

2 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"

1 station 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

56 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

3 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

17 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

13 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWRO: Rose Spit Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBMQ: Burnet, Burnet Municipal Craddock Field, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBWI: Baltimore, MD, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFST: Fort Stockton, Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGTU: Georgetown, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KIGQ: Chicago, Lansing Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIKK: Kankakee, Greater Kankakee Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJOT: Joliet, Joliet Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KORB: Orr, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQAE: AL MUSAYYIB FOB, IRAQ
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQAQ: Al Taji, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQTU: Mosul, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KSET: St. Charles, St. Charles County Smartt Airport, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSUS: St. Louis, Spirit Of St. Louis Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTIP: Rantoul, Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMGL: Don Miguel / Guadalaj, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIBK: Kish Island / Kish, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIBL: Bandar Lengeh, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • VECC: Calcutta / Dum Dum, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VVTS: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


80 unidentified stations (out of a total of 541 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • DAMR (OLD)
  • DATF (OLD)
  • ENSL (OLD)
  • EQBP (OLD)
  • EQYB (OLD)
  • EQYG (OLD)
  • EQYK (OLD)
  • EQYL (OLD)
  • EQYN (OLD)
  • EQYR (OLD)
  • EQYS (OLD)
  • ETGQ (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDLV (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • GMMP (NEW)
  • KBAN (NEW)
  • KCGC (NEW)
  • KEDC (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KIKW (NEW)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • 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)
  • KQKM (OLD)
  • KQKP (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSD (NEW)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQW3 (OLD)
  • KQX9 (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KX40 (NEW)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • OYDM (OLD)
  • OYIB (OLD)
  • OYMT (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • UBBL (OLD)
  • UBBY (NEW)