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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012030312
Currently using 26686 observations from 4623 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Mar 3 12:47:42 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

2 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

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

22 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

8 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

31 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

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

46 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

1 station 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

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


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

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

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

3 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

66 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"

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

8 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

46 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

34 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

5 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

9 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

51 stations reporting dust or duststorm

17 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

10 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGSF: Sdr Stroemfjord, Greenland
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWGD: Goderich Automatic Weather Reporting System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, N. W. T., Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYVV: Wiarton, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYXR: Earlton, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • FQPB: Pemba, Mozambique
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FTTJ: Ndjamena, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K3J7: Greensboro, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBBP: Bennettsville, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBJC: Broomfield / Jeffco, CO, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KCLT: Charlotte, Charlotte / Douglas Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCWF: Chenault Airpark, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEQY: Monroe, Monroe Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGSB: Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLKR: Lancaster, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMEB: Maxton, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNTU: Virginia Beach, Oceana, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPGV: Pitt-Greenville Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUXL: Southland Fld / Sulphur, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUZA: Rock Hill, Rock Hill - York County Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin Air Force Base, FL, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIBS: Sirri Island / Sirri, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKK: Kerman, Iran
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OISS: Shiraz, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIYY: Yazd, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PHTO: Hilo, Hilo Intl Arpt, HI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • PMDY: Sand Island / Midway Islands, HI, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • SPCL: Pucallpa, Peru
        Visibility, Bird Hazard


81 unidentified stations (out of a total of 587 documented unknown stations)

  • DAEF (OLD)
  • DAEN (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • FYBG (NEW)
  • FYMH (NEW)
  • FYOH (NEW)
  • FYOM (NEW)
  • FYOP (NEW)
  • FYOS (NEW)
  • FYOY (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KO86 (NEW)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEN (OLD)
  • KQEP (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQER (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQEV (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQEY (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)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KQZ4 (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)