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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012122615
Currently using 36295 observations from 4635 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Dec 26 15:57:37 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

1 station reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

1 station reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

21 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

22 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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -59°C

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


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

5 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

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

12 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


30 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

96 stations reporting heavy rain

76 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

3 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"

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

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

0 stations reporting hail

24 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

60 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

5 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

30 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


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

3 stations reporting volcanic ash

14 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

16 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

25 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • FMCH: Hahaya Intl Arpt, Comoros
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K1A6: Middlesboro-bell, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAKH: Gastonia, Gastonia Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAOO: Altoona, Altoona-Blair County Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KARW: Beaufort, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBKW: Beckley, Raleigh County Memorial Airport, WV, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBMG: Bloomington, Monroe County Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCRW: Charleston, Yeager Airport, WV, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDAN: Danville, Danville Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDAY: Dayton, Cox Dayton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KDCM: Chester, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDQH: Douglas, Douglas Municipal Airport, GA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KEHO: Shelby, Shelby Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEQY: Monroe, Monroe Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEYE: Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KFBG: Fort Bragg, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFFT: Frankfort, Capital City Airport, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFQD: Rutherfordton, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGEZ: Shelbyville, Shelbyville Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KGNV: Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGRD: Greenwood, Greenwood County Airport, SC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGSO: Greensboro, Piedmont Triad Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHYW: Horry, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJES: Jesup Wayne County, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLWV: Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville-Vincennes Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMGY: Dayton, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Thundersnow
  • KMIE: Muncie, Delaware County-Johnson Field, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMMT: McEntire Air National Guard Weather Facility Base, SC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KNBC: Beaufort, Marine Corps Air Stn, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNCA: Jacksonville MCAS, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSMS: Sumter, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTBR: Statesboro, Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTYQ: Indianapolis Executive, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KUKF: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUZA: Rock Hill, Rock Hill - York County Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KVUJ: Albemarle, Stanly County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMTM: Tampico / Gen Fj Mina, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MNCH: Chinandega, Nicaragua
        Volcanic Ash, Smoke
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OERK: King Khaled Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PAOU: Nelson Lagoon, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAPH: Port Heiden, Port Heiden Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • UAAA: Almaty, Kazakhstan
        Visibility, Smoke
  • UACC: Astana, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • UWLL: Uljanovsk, Russia
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WMBA: Sitiawan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


73 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)
  • KQDP (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)
  • UTFF (OLD)
  • VGHS (OLD)
  • YRMD (OLD)