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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2011032212
Currently using 26701 observations from 4664 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Mar 22 12:47:11 UTC 2011



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

4 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

25 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

24 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

9 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -49°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

0 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

3 stations reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

7 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°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

1 station reporting sea level pressure between 970mb - 979mb


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

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

23 stations reporting heavy rain

58 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"

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

0 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

1 station reporting hail

28 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

48 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

23 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

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

4 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

10 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

3 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DRRN: Niamey-Aero, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • ENSS: Svartnes, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • HSSS: Khartoum, Sudan
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KBDH: Willmar, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KCNB: Canby/Myers Fld, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KCPW: Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDLL: Baraboo, Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGYL: Glencoe, Glencoe Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLJF: Litchfield, Litchfield Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLVN: Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMVE: Montevideo, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KMWM: Windom, Windom Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOVL: Olivia, Olivia Regional Airport, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KPEX: Paynesville, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KTKC: Tracy, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KULM: New Ulm Municipal, MN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • WBGS: Sibu, Malaysia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • WMKB: Buttersworth, Malaysia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • WMKP: Penang / Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


68 unidentified stations (out of a total of 554 documented unknown stations)

  • BIIS (NEW)
  • DATF (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDHL (OLD)
  • FDND (NEW)
  • K42J (NEW)
  • K9MN (NEW)
  • KBMT (NEW)
  • KCKM (NEW)
  • KDLZ (NEW)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDD (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (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)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQPV (OLD)
  • KQQN (NEW)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQUD (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXF (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYL (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KUBE (NEW)
  • KXPY (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • UAKD (NEW)