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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012122103
Currently using 33676 observations from 4439 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Dec 21 03:58:41 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

15 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

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

27 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

104 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

58 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

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

2 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

10 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

84 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 10mb or greater

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

71 stations reporting heavy rain

78 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"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

1 station 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"

3 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"

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

2 stations reporting hail

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

28 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


8 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

2 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

21 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations 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

  • CWNC: Cobourg, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWQP: Point Petre , Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYDA: Dawson, Y. T., Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYEV: Inuvik, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYMA: Mayo Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYVQ: Norman Wells, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • ENSB: Svalbard Lufthavn, Norway
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAOO: Altoona, Altoona-Blair County Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KARR: Aurora, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBKV: Brooksville, Hernando County Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBMI: Bloomington / Normal, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCHO: Charlottesville, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCMH: Columbus, Port Columbus Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KCMI: Champaign / Urbana, University Of Illinois-Willard Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCPS: Cahokia / St. Louis, St. Louis Downtown Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDEC: Decatur, Decatur Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDKK: Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport, NY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEQY: Monroe, Monroe Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KERI: Erie, Erie Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KFBG: Fort Bragg, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGLR: Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KGNV: Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHNB: Huntingburg, IN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHUF: Terre Haute, Terre Haute Intl Arpt - Hulman Field, IN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KIOW: Iowa City, Iowa City Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLBT: Lumberton, Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLEX: Lexington, Blue Grass Airport, KY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLUK: Cincinnati, Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, OH, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLYH: Lynchburg, Lynchburg Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMCF: Macdill Air Force Base, Fl., FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMEB: Maxton, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMFD: Mansfield, Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport, OH, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMLI: Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMNN: Marion, Marion Municipal Airport, OH, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMTO: Mattoon / Charleston, Coles County Memorial Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOTM: Ottumwa, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KOWB: Owensboro / Daviess, KY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPLN: Pellston, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KPOB: Pope Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KQHT: Manas, Kyrgyzstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • KSDF: Louisville, Standiford Field, KY, United States
        Wind, Hail
  • KSET: St. Charles, St. Charles County Smartt Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSPI: Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSTL: St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSUS: St. Louis, Spirit Of St. Louis Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSXT: Sexton Summit, OR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KUIN: Quincy, Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KUZA: Rock Hill, Rock Hill - York County Airport, SC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KZPH: Zephyrhills, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • OLBA: Beyrouth Aeroport, Lebanon
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PAAK: Atka, Atka Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PADK: Adak Island, Adak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAEG: Eagle, Eagle Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAEI: Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAFA: Fairbanks, Fairbanks Intl Arpt, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAFB: Wainwright U. S. Army Airfield, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAGA: Galena, Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PANN: Nenana, Nenana Municipal Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PAOR: Northway, Northway Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PASA: Savoonga Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • PATA: Tanana, Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PFYU: Fort Yukon, Fort Yukon Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UIII: Irkutsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UNWW: Novokuznetsk, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • USCC: Chelyabinsk-Balandino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USCM: Magnitogorsk, Russia
        Pressure, Visibility
  • USHH: Hanty-Mansijsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USSS: Ekaterinburg, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UUYY: Syktyvkar, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UWUU: Ufa, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • ZMUB: Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • ZWWW: Urum-Qi / Diwopu, China
        Pressure, Smoke


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

  • ENHM (OLD)
  • ENNE (OLD)
  • ENQR (OLD)
  • ENSE (OLD)
  • FDBB (OLD)
  • FDJR (OLD)
  • FDLM (OLD)
  • FDMY (OLD)
  • FDND (OLD)
  • FDNY (OLD)
  • FDPP (OLD)
  • FDVV (OLD)
  • FYRN (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)