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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2011050912
Currently using 24931 observations from 4660 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon May 9 12:47:04 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

2 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

32 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

51 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station 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 55°C or hotter

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

32 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

2 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

1 station 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


1 station reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

19 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"

1 station 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"

5 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"

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

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

64 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

19 stations reporting dust or duststorm

8 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

14 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWZZ: Saglek Bay, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • KACQ: Waseca, Waseca Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KAXN: Alexandria, Chandler Field, MN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KBDH: Willmar, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFBL: Faribault Municipal, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFCM: Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLVN: Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMSP: Minneapolis, MN, United States
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOVL: Olivia, Olivia Regional Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPEX: Paynesville, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KQIR: Al Udeid, Qatar
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEKJ: Al Kharj Ab, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OERY: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIFM: Esfahan, Iran
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIMT: Tabas, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OISF: Fasa, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OISS: Shiraz, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OTBD: Doha Intl Arpt, Qatar
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • PGUA: Andersen, Mariana Is, GU, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • SBIH: Itaituba, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Wind, Pressure
  • VAAH: Ahmadabad, India
        Temperature, Smoke
  • WBKS: Sandakan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WIOO: Pontianak / Supadio, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Smoke


59 unidentified stations (out of a total of 560 documented unknown stations)

  • BIIS (NEW)
  • DATF (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • KFHB (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KLUA (NEW)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KPVG (NEW)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDD (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEN (OLD)
  • KQEP (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQOL (OLD)
  • KQPV (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXF (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYL (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • TJIG (NEW)