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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2010051500
Currently using 23574 observations from 4291 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat May 15 00:46:50 UTC 2010



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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

9 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

73 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations 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

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

20 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

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

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

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


4 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

28 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"

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

14 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

2 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

1 station 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

1 station reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

92 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

7 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

32 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • GLRB: Grand Bassa, Roberts Field, Liberia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • HLLT: Tripoli Inter-National Airport, Libya
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K5SM: Sunlight, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • K7BM: Cottonwood Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KAMA: Amarillo, Amarillo Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KARM: Wharton, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBEA: Beeville, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCCU: Copper Mountain, Red Cliff Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KCDS: Childress, Childress Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCLL: College Stn, Easterwood Field, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCRS: Corsicana, Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDCA: Reagan National Airport, DC, United States
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • KDWH: Houston, Hooks Memorial Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEDW: Edwards Air Force Base, CA, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KHHF: Canadian, Hemphill County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIAH: Houston, Houston Intercontinental Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KILG: Wilmington, New Castle County Airport, DE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLBB: Lubbock, Lubbock Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KLBX: Angleton / Lake Jackson, Brazoria County Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLTS: Altus Air Force Base, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMAF: Midland, Midland Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMEM: Memphis, Memphis Intl Arpt, TN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMEZ: Dexter B. Florence Fld, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KODO: Odessa, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPHL: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPKV: Port Lavaca, Calhoun County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPPA: Pampa, Perry Lefors Field Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQAQ: Al Taji, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KQSL: Al Sahra, Iraq
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KSGR: Houston, Sugar Land Municipal / Hull Field Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTTN: Trenton, Mercer County Airport, NJ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • LIQO: Monte Argentario, Italy
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • MMSP: San Luis Potosi, S. L. P., Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SKMR: Monteria / Los Garzones, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VVNB: Ha Noi, Vietnam
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKP: Penang / Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


84 unidentified stations (out of a total of 558 documented unknown stations)

  • AZUH (OLD)
  • EHAK (OLD)
  • EHJA (OLD)
  • EHQE (OLD)
  • FALE (NEW)
  • FYOT (OLD)
  • K5C1 (NEW)
  • KAEJ (NEW)
  • KBBF (NEW)
  • KBDU (NEW)
  • KBQX (NEW)
  • KCTJ (NEW)
  • KDLP (NEW)
  • KE80 (NEW)
  • KEDC (OLD)
  • KEHC (NEW)
  • KEIK (NEW)
  • KGVX (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KHQI (NEW)
  • KI75 (NEW)
  • KJES (NEW)
  • KMAN (NEW)
  • KMDJ (NEW)
  • KMIU (NEW)
  • KMZG (NEW)
  • KMZZ (NEW)
  • KPAN (NEW)
  • KPTS (NEW)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDD (NEW)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEN (OLD)
  • KQEP (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQER (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQEV (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQEY (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQHA (OLD)
  • KQLC (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQON (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQPV (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQXF (OLD)
  • KSCF (NEW)
  • KVBS (NEW)
  • KVES (NEW)
  • KVNP (NEW)
  • KW45 (NEW)
  • LYUZ (OLD)
  • MASA (OLD)
  • MGCP (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MSLU (OLD)
  • OAUZ (NEW)
  • ORBI (NEW)
  • ORER (NEW)
  • ORSU (NEW)
  • SLRA (OLD)