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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012051812
Currently using 25637 observations from 4758 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 18 12:48:38 UTC 2012



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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 temperature 55°C or warmer

0 stations reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

3 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

50 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

49 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -70°C or colder

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

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

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -49°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

55 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

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

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

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


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

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

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

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


1 station reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

7 stations reporting heavy rain

3 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"

1 station 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"

1 station 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

25 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

15 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

8 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • FTTJ: Ndjamena, Chad
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQDP: UNKNOWN,
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEDF: Dammam-King Fahd Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEKJ: Al Kharj Ab, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OISF: Fasa, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PKWA: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • TTPP: Piarco Intl Arpt, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • VIDP: New Delhi / Palam, India
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • VILK: Lucknow / Amausi, India
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • VTSM: Samui, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKJ: Johore Bharu / Senai, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZJHK: Haikou, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


85 unidentified stations (out of a total of 592 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)
  • FYBP (OLD)
  • FYND (NEW)
  • FYRN (NEW)
  • KCBK (NEW)
  • KE11 (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KPPO (NEW)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQD2 (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEB (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEP (OLD)
  • KQEQ (OLD)
  • KQER (OLD)
  • KQES (OLD)
  • KQEV (OLD)
  • KQEW (OLD)
  • KQEX (OLD)
  • KQEY (OLD)
  • KQFB (OLD)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQKA (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQMS (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQTH (NEW)
  • KQUD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KQZ4 (OLD)
  • KSYF (NEW)
  • KT35 (NEW)
  • KTHA (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OINE (NEW)
  • SECO (NEW)
  • URMO (NEW)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • UUDL (NEW)