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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012022512
Currently using 25870 observations from 4623 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Feb 25 12:48:36 UTC 2012



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

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

3 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

23 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

55 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -60°C to -69°C

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

49 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

4 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

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

1 station reporting sea level pressure between 960mb - 969mb

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


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

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

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

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


13 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"

2 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

0 stations reporting hail

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

12 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

21 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


2 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

4 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

18 stations reporting dust or duststorm

9 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

7 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWBV: Beaven Island, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEF: Saint Paul Island Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWE: Western Head, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZV: Cape Saint James, BC, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CXMI: McNabs Island , N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CXNP: Nappan (auto), NS, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CXTD: Tracadie, NS, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYBC: Baie Comeau, Que., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYHZ: Halifax Intl Arpt, Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYSJ: Saint John, N. B., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYZX: Greenwood, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CZBF: Bathurst Airport Aviation Weather Reporting Stn, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPIH: Pocatello, Pocatello Regional Airport, ID, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KWMC: Winnemucca, Winnemucca Municipal Airport, NV, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KYNG: Youngstown, Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEDF: Dammam-King Fahd Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEDM: Al Dawadmi, Saudia Arabia
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEYN: Yenbo, Saudi Arabia
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • WBKK: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKK: Sepang/KL Intl Arpt, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKP: Penang / Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


68 unidentified stations (out of a total of 582 documented unknown stations)

  • DAEF (NEW)
  • DAEN (NEW)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FYBP (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEN (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQER (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQEV (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKA (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQMS (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KQZ4 (OLD)
  • LUBM (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • UGMS (NEW)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)