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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012080418
Currently using 24661 observations from 4568 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Aug 4 18:52:47 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

1 station reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

6 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

78 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


5 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

20 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

100 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

7 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


1 station reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

11 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

125 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

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

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

2 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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

39 stations reporting heavy rain

0 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"

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

15 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

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

71 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 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

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

24 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

18 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • EGXE: Leeming, United Kingdom
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • GGOV: Bissau Aeroport, Guinea-Bissau
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAMW: Ames, Ames Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBCK: Black River Fall, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCCY: Charles City, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KEYE: Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KHOP: Fort Campbell U. S. Army Airfield, KY, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KIYA: Abbeville, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KMDT: Harrisburg, Harrisburg Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMIW: Marshalltown, Marshalltown Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMPZ: Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMXO: Monticello Municipal, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOXV: Knoxville, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQBS: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQD9: SALERNO FOB, AFGHANISTAN
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQTZ: Baghdad, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KTHV: York, York Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTNU: Newton Municipal, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • LIMF: Torino / Caselle, Italy
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • MDPP: Puerto Plata International, Dominican Republic
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OBBI: Bahrain Intl Arpt, Bahrain
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEDF: Dammam-King Fahd Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEKJ: Al Kharj Ab, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEKK: Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OEPA: Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OESH: Sharurah, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIAA: Abadan, Iran
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIAW: Ahwaz, Iran
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OKBK: Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OMDB: Dubai Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMMZ: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • OMTH: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • ORBI: Baghdad, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • ORMM: Basrah, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • ORNI: Al-ashraf, Iraq
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm


84 unidentified stations (out of a total of 594 documented unknown stations)

  • DAEF (OLD)
  • DAEN (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • FYRN (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQBU (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCH (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDD (OLD)
  • KQDP (OLD)
  • KQDX (OLD)
  • KQEA (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)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQSV (OLD)
  • KQTD (OLD)
  • KQTH (OLD)
  • KQTS (OLD)
  • KQUD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KVSH (NEW)
  • LIPU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OMLW (NEW)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • OMTH (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (NEW)