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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2011121818
Currently using 25003 observations from 4555 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Dec 18 18:46:50 UTC 2011



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

2 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


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

7 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

21 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -70°C or colder

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -60°C to -69°C

2 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -59°C

22 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

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

3 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

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

20 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure between 950mb and 960mb

11 stations reporting sea level pressure between 960mb - 969mb

29 stations reporting sea level pressure between 970mb - 979mb


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

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

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

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


7 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

4 stations reporting heavy rain

23 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"

1 station 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"

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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

26 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

5 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

9 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWFD: Cape Dyer, N. W. T., Canada
        Pressure, Visibility
  • CWUP: Cape Hooper, N. W. T., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYTE: Cape Dorset, N. W. T., Canada
        Pressure, Visibility
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KEDW: Edwards Air Force Base, CA, United States
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • PACD: Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PACV: Cordova, Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PADQ: Kodiak, Kodiak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAEN: Kenai, Kenai Municipal Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAFS: Nikolai, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAGK: Gulkana, Gulkana Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAIL: Iliamna, Iliamna Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAJC: Chignik, Chignik Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAJZ: Koliganek, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAMC: McGrath, McGrath Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAMD: Middleton Island, Middleton Island Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAOU: Nelson Lagoon, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPH: Port Heiden, Port Heiden Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAPN: Pilot Point Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PARY: Ruby, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PASO: Seldovia, Seldovia Airport, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PATO: Portage, Portage Glacier, AK, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • PAVC: King Cove, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SAZS: Bariloche Aerodrome, Argentina
        Volcanic Ash, Sand/Sandstorm
  • UACC: Astana, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UAKK: Karaganda, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UNNT: Tolmachevo, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USCC: Chelyabinsk-Balandino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


57 unidentified stations (out of a total of 576 documented unknown stations)

  • DATF (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDLM (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • FYBP (OLD)
  • K5W8 (NEW)
  • KD25 (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KM63 (NEW)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBU (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQMS (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQTS (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYL (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KQZ4 (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • UTFF (NEW)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)