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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012121718
Currently using 35755 observations from 4706 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 17 18:50:12 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

1 station reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

15 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

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

26 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

42 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -70°C or colder

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

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

60 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

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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

42 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


13 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

57 stations reporting heavy rain

34 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"

7 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

2 stations reporting hail

4 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

42 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


5 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

29 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWRU: Solander Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWSP: Sheringham Automatic Weather Reporting System, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYDQ: Dawson Creek Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYOC: Old Crow Airport, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYPY: Fort Chipewyan, Alta., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • K0J4: Florala/florala Mun, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K1J0: Tri County Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K79J: Andalusia, Andalusia-Opp Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KACJ: Americus, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KALW: Walla Walla, Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCKF: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDBN: Dublin, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFWZ: South Pass, WY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHMS: Hanford, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHQM: Hoquiam, Bowerman Airport, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHRI: Hermiston, Hermiston Municipal Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHRT: Hurlburt Field, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJER: Jerome, Jerome County Airport, ID, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KLBB: Lubbock, Lubbock Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KLOR: Fort Rucker, Lowe Army Heliport, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMAI: Marianna, Marianna Municipal Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMCN: Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWH: Moses Lake, Grant County Airport, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KNDZ: Milton, Whiting Field South, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNSE: Milton, Whiting Field North, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNUW: Whidbey Island, Naval Air Stn, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPAE: Everett, Snohomish County Airport, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KQBL: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSEA: Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma Intl Arpt, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSHN: Shelton, Shelton Sanderson Field, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSKA: Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KU16: Eagle Range, UT, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • KUAO: Aurora, Aurora State Airport, OR, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin Air Force Base, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LIRK: Monte Terminillo, Italy
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • LIRT: Trevico, Italy
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • NTAA: Tahiti-Faaa, French Polynesia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PADK: Adak Island, Adak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAOT: Kotzebue, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PMDY: Sand Island / Midway Islands, HI, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • UACC: Astana, Kazakhstan
        Temperature, Pressure
  • UAKK: Karaganda, Kazakhstan
        Temperature, Pressure
  • UNBB: Barnaul, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USCC: Chelyabinsk-Balandino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USHH: Hanty-Mansijsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UTDD: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
        Visibility, Smoke
  • UWLL: Uljanovsk, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust


85 unidentified stations (out of a total of 600 documented unknown stations)

  • CYDL (NEW)
  • CYWE (NEW)
  • DAEF (OLD)
  • DAEN (OLD)
  • EKGC (NEW)
  • EKHA (NEW)
  • EKHD (NEW)
  • EKTE (NEW)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDLM (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • K1II (NEW)
  • K5R8 (NEW)
  • KADF (NEW)
  • KANQ (NEW)
  • KCKF (NEW)
  • KGPH (NEW)
  • KHAE (NEW)
  • KL38 (NEW)
  • KPCW (NEW)
  • KQA4 (OLD)
  • KQAR (OLD)
  • KQAZ (OLD)
  • KQB6 (OLD)
  • KQBL (OLD)
  • KQBS (OLD)
  • KQBU (OLD)
  • KQC3 (OLD)
  • KQCH (OLD)
  • KQCK (OLD)
  • KQCN (OLD)
  • KQEA (OLD)
  • KQEI (OLD)
  • KQEJ (OLD)
  • KQEL (OLD)
  • KQEN (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)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQPA (NEW)
  • KQPD (OLD)
  • KQQN (OLD)
  • KQQS (OLD)
  • KQSB (OLD)
  • KQSD (OLD)
  • KQSN (OLD)
  • KQSV (OLD)
  • KQTH (OLD)
  • KQTS (OLD)
  • KQVP (OLD)
  • KQXT (OLD)
  • KQYU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OMLW (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMSN (OLD)
  • SCPQ (NEW)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • WMKE (NEW)
  • YRMD (OLD)