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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012012218
Currently using 24760 observations from 4552 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Jan 22 18:48:56 UTC 2012



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

11 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

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

12 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

17 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

76 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

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

59 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

5 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

21 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

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

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

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


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

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

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

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


15 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

8 stations reporting heavy rain

47 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"

2 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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

14 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

4 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

11 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

20 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

25 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWEB: Estevan Point, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWGT: Sisters Island Automatic Weather Reporting System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWLP: Herbert Island Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWME: Cathedral Point Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRU: Solander Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, N. W. T., Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYRT: Rankin Inlet, N. W. T., Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • FMMT: Tamatave, Madagascar
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • GOGG: Ziguinchor, Senegal
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KABH: El Paso County, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAKO: Akron, Akron-Washington County Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAMA: Amarillo, Amarillo Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KBFF: Scottsbluff, Heilig Field, NE, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCAO: Clayton, Clayton Municipal Airpark, NM, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCVS: Cannon Air Force Base / Clovis, NM, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KDHT: Dalhart, Dalhart Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEDW: Edwards Air Force Base, CA, United States
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • KIML: Imperial, Imperial Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLAA: Lamar, Lamar Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLBB: Lubbock, Lubbock Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KLHX: La Junta, La Junta Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLIC: Limon, Limon Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KRTN: Raton, Raton Municipal \ Crews Field Airport, NM, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSNY: Sidney, Sidney Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSPD: Springfield, Comanche National Grassland, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSXT: Sexton Summit, OR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KTAD: Trinidad, Perry Stokes Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAWD: Seward, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PMDY: Sand Island / Midway Islands, HI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBMQ: Macapa, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


54 unidentified stations (out of a total of 581 documented unknown stations)

  • DAEF (NEW)
  • DAEN (NEW)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KM40 (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMGC (NEW)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQMS (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYL (OLD)
  • KQZ4 (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)