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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012012518
Currently using 24363 observations from 4643 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Jan 25 18:48:52 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

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

10 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

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

11 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


9 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

6 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

11 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

42 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

75 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

6 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

32 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

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

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

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


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

3 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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

32 stations reporting heavy rain

32 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"

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

13 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"

5 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

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

39 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

6 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

2 stations reporting volcanic ash

18 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

30 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIIS: Isafjordur, Iceland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWDK: Claresholm Automatic Weather Reporting System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWOB: Brevoort Island, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • FJDG: Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KARM: Wharton, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KAXH: Houston-Southwest, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBYY: Bay City, Bay City Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDUA: Durant, Eaker Field Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGGG: Longview, Gregg County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHOU: Houston, Houston Hobby Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KJSO: Jacksonville, Cherokee County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJXI: Gilmer, Fox Stephens Field - Gilmer Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLBX: Angleton / Lake Jackson, Brazoria County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLFK: Lufkin, Angelina County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMZG: Mustang A85a, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPRX: Paris / Cox Field, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KQSR: SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN
        Pressure, Visibility
  • KTME: Houston Executive, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTYR: Tyler, Tyler Pounds Field, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUTS: Huntsville, Huntsville Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • PACV: Cordova, Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAYA: Yakutat, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SBJV: Lauro Carneiro De Loyola, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBPP: Ponta Pora Intl, Brazil
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • ULKK: Kotlas, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UTTT: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Smoke
  • UUYY: Syktyvkar, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


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

  • DAEF (NEW)
  • DAEN (NEW)
  • EGNO (NEW)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • KD95 (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KM40 (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMGC (NEW)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQHY (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)
  • KQUD (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)