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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012081612
Currently using 24763 observations from 4765 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Aug 16 12:49:30 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

16 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

86 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

18 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

98 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

10 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

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

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

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


1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

1 station 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

4 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

2 stations 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

30 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"

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

4 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

1 station 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"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

61 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


9 stations reporting visibility of zero

53 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


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

2 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

9 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 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

  • KALO: Waterloo, IA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KCID: Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KJVL: Janesville / Rock County, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • KMLT: Millinocket, Millinocket Municipal Airport, ME, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMRJ: Mineral Point, Iowa County Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWC: Milwaukee / Timmerman, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KPWM: Portland, Portland International Jetport, ME, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KRAC: Racine, Batten Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUNU: Juneau, Dodge County Airport, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KY50: Wautoma, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LIPB: Bolzano, Italy
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEDR: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIAI: Masjed-Soleyman, Iran
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIAW: Ahwaz, Iran
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIBV: Lavan Island, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKB: Bandarabbass, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKO: Minab, Iran
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OIZJ: Jask, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMAA: Abu Dhabi Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMDW: Al Maktoum Intl, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMMZ: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • OMRK: Ras Al Khaimah Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMSJ: Sharjah Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMTH: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • SKSP: San Andres Isla / Sesquicentenario, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZGHA: Changsha, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZGNN: Nanning, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


89 unidentified stations (out of a total of 599 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 (OLD)
  • HKMK (NEW)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • KF44 (NEW)
  • KF46 (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBR (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQBU (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCH (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQDD (OLD)
  • KQDP (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)
  • KQFS (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQOW (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQSV (OLD)
  • KQTH (OLD)
  • KQTS (OLD)
  • KQUD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • KZPH (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OMLW (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • OMTH (OLD)
  • UGMS (NEW)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (OLD)