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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012082012
Currently using 25214 observations from 4761 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Aug 20 12:50:18 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

1 station 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

24 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

87 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


4 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

15 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

70 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

3 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

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

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

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

73 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

1 station 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

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

3 stations 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

1 station 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"

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

1 station 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"

1 station 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

29 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

74 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


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

7 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 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

  • CYHY: Hay River, N. W. T., Canada
        Smoke, Aurora
  • EPSC: Szczecin, Poland
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDPL: Kenansville, Duplin County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHFF: Mackall U. S. Army Airfield, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHRT: Hurlburt Field, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJKA: Gulf Shores, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLBT: Lumberton, Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQA4: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQEJ: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KQFV: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQGX: AL DHAFRA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • KQHY: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQIR: Al Udeid, Qatar
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KQXT: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OEYN: Yenbo, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIBP: Persian Gulf Airport, Iran
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKB: Bandarabbass, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIKO: Minab, Iran
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OIKQ: Gheshm Island / Dayrestan, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIZC: Chahbahar, Iran
        Dewpoint, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OKBK: Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OMAA: Abu Dhabi Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMAD: Abu Dhabi Bateen, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMAH: Al Hamra Aux, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMDM: Minhad Ab, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OMMZ: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • OMTH: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • PMDY: Sand Island / Midway Islands, HI, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RKSG: Pyongtaek Ab, Korea, South
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RPMD: Davao Airport, Philippines
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SPJL: Juliaca, Peru
        Pressure, Dust/Duststorm
  • ZGGG: Guangzhou, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZSOF: Hefei, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


81 unidentified stations (out of a total of 600 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)
  • KGPH (NEW)
  • KM63 (OLD)
  • KMIS (OLD)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (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)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQML (OLD)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQR (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQRH (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQSV (OLD)
  • KQTH (OLD)
  • KQTS (OLD)
  • KQUD (OLD)
  • KQVE (OLD)
  • KQVF (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQWL (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYK (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OMLW (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • OMTH (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (OLD)