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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012122106
Currently using 33203 observations from 4488 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Dec 21 06:50:00 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

11 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

3 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

25 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

66 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

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

50 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

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

14 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

3 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

10 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

76 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


10 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

74 stations reporting heavy rain

73 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"

5 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

1 station reporting hail

4 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

24 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


6 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station 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

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

28 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWQP: Point Petre , Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWVU: Brier Island, N. S., Canada
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • 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
  • K06D: Rolla, ND, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KADW: Camp Springs / Andrews Air Force Base, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAOO: Altoona, Altoona-Blair County Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAVP: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBGM: Binghamton, Binghamton Regional Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Hail
  • KBMI: Bloomington / Normal, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBWI: Baltimore, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCHO: Charlottesville, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCMI: Champaign / Urbana, University Of Illinois-Willard Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCXY: Harrisburg, Capital City Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEWN: New Bern, Craven County Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFIG: Clearfield, Clearfield-Lawrence Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGLR: Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KGNA: Grand Marais, The Bay of Grand Marais, MN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGSB: Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGTB: Fort Drum / Wheeler-Sack U. S. Army Airfield, NY, 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
  • KILG: Wilmington, New Castle County Airport, DE, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KILM: Wilmington, Wilmington Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KIPT: Williamsport, Williamsport Regional Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLAF: Lafayette, Purdue University Airport, IN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLAL: Lakeland Regional, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLBT: Lumberton, Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLRO: Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • 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
  • KMTO: Mattoon / Charleston, Coles County Memorial Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KNHK: Patuxent River, Naval Air Stn, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNJM: Swansboro, Bogue Field, Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNKT: Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Stn, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNUI: St. Inigoes, Webster Field, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNYG: Quantico, Marine Corps Air Facility, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOLE: Olean Municipal, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KP59: Copper Harbor, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPOB: Pope Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPTW: Pottstown, Pottstown Limerick Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KQHT: Manas, Kyrgyzstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • KSBY: Salisbury, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico County Regional Airport, MD, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTHV: York, York Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTPA: Tampa, Tampa Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KWAL: Wallops Island, Wallops Flight Facility Airport, VA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KZPH: Zephyrhills, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • OKBK: Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • OMTH: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • PAAK: Atka, Atka 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
  • 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
  • PATA: Tanana, Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Pressure
  • PFYU: Fort Yukon, Fort Yukon Airport, AK, United States
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SAWG: Rio Gallegos Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • UIII: Irkutsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UNKL: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USCC: Chelyabinsk-Balandino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USHH: Hanty-Mansijsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USNN: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • USSS: Ekaterinburg, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UWUU: Ufa, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • WADL: Bandara, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ZMUB: Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • ZWWW: Urum-Qi / Diwopu, China
        Pressure, Smoke


70 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)
  • 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)
  • OMLW (OLD)
  • OMMZ (OLD)
  • OMTH (OLD)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (OLD)