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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012122015
Currently using 35540 observations from 4754 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Dec 20 15:58:47 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

3 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

18 stations reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

1 station reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

0 stations reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

19 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

109 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

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

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


1 station reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

8 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

21 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

66 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


21 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

112 stations reporting heavy rain

57 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"

4 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"

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

0 stations reporting hail

6 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

33 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

7 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

4 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

10 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

15 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

33 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYDA: Dawson, Y. T., Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYVQ: Norman Wells, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • K9A4: Courtland, AL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAAO: Wichita, Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAOH: Lima, Lima Allen County Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KARA: New Iberia, Acadiana Regional Airport, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBHM: Birmingham, Birmingham Intl Arpt, AL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBOK: Brookings, OR, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBRL: Burlington, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KCAD: Cadillac / Wexford County, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KCBM: Columbus Air Force Base, MS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCEC: Crescent City, Jack McNamara Field Airport, CA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCFV: Coffeyville, Coffeyville Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCNU: Chanute, Chanute Martin Johnson Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCPS: Cahokia / St. Louis, St. Louis Downtown Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCRP: Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDAY: Dayton, Cox Dayton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDMO: Sedalia, Sedalia Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Wind, Snowincrease
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEKQ: Monticello, KY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEMP: Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KFOE: Topeka, Forbes Field, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KFSW: Fort Madison, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFWA: Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Intl Arpt, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFYV: Fayetteville, Drake Field, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGEZ: Shelbyville, Shelbyville Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KGLH: Greenville, Mid Delta Regional Airport, MS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGLS: Galveston, Scholes Field, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGLW: Glasgow, Glasgow Municipal Airport, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHAO: Hamilton, Butler County Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHOU: Houston, Houston Hobby Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHRO: Harrison, Boone County Airport, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHTL: Houghton Lake, Roscommon County Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHUF: Terre Haute, Terre Haute Intl Arpt - Hulman Field, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIAB: McConnell Air Force Base, KS, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KILN: Wilmington, Airborne Airpark Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIND: Indianapolis, Indianapolis Intl Arpt, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KIRK: Kirksville, Kirksville Regional Airport, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJAN: Jackson, Jackson Intl Arpt, MS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJBR: Jonesboro, Jonesboro Municipal Airport, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KJLN: Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLEX: Lexington, Blue Grass Airport, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLIT: Little Rock, Adams Field, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLRF: Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLWC: Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLXT: Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KM19: Newport, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMGY: Dayton, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMKC: Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMKO: Muskogee, Davis Field, OK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMLI: Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNEW: New Orleans Lakefront Airport, LA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNGP: Corpus Christi, Naval Air Stn, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KNMM: Meridian, Naval Air Stn, MS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNQI: Kingsville, Naval Air Stn, TX, United States
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • KNSE: Milton, Whiting Field North, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOSH: Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPBF: Pine Bluff, Grider Field Airport, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPIL: Port Isabel, Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPSX: Palacios, Palacios Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KQHT: Manas, Kyrgyzstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • KRFD: Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KROG: Rogers, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KRQB: Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSBN: South Bend, South Bend Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSGF: Springfield, Springfield Regional Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSGR: Houston, Sugar Land Municipal / Hull Field Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSME: Somerset, Somerset-Pulaski County, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSPI: Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSTL: St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTNU: Newton Municipal, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTUL: Tulsa, Tulsa Intl Arpt, OK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTVC: Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KTVK: Centerville, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTXK: Texarkana, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTYQ: Indianapolis Executive, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUNO: West Plains, West Plains Municipal Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KVCT: Victoria, Victoria Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KVES: Darke County Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KXNA: Fayetteville/Springdale, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, AR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • LLOV: Ovda, Israel
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • MMCV: Ciudad Victoria Airport, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMMA: Matamoros International, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMMY: Monterrey / Gen Maria, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMNL: Nuevo Laredo International, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • OETR: Turaif, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OITR: Orumieh, Iran
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • OMTH: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • PABT: Bettles, Bettles Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAKV: Kaltag, Kaltag Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PATA: Tanana, Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PFYU: Fort Yukon, Fort Yukon Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • UASP: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UAUU: Kostanay, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USCC: Chelyabinsk-Balandino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USHH: Hanty-Mansijsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UUYY: Syktyvkar, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UWUU: Ufa, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • WBGS: Sibu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZWWW: Urum-Qi / Diwopu, China
        Pressure, Smoke


74 unidentified stations (out of a total of 601 documented unknown stations)

  • DAEF (OLD)
  • DAEN (OLD)
  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDLM (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • HKNH (NEW)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • K1YT (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)
  • KQFQ (OLD)
  • KQFT (OLD)
  • KQFU (OLD)
  • KQFV (OLD)
  • KQFW (OLD)
  • KQFX (OLD)
  • KQHY (OLD)
  • KQKG (OLD)
  • KQLD (OLD)
  • KQLY (OLD)
  • KQM1 (OLD)
  • KQPA (OLD)
  • 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)
  • OMTH (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (OLD)