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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2012122621
Currently using 35397 observations from 4555 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Dec 26 21:58:13 UTC 2012



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

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

2 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

23 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

23 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

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

14 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

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

16 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

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

7 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

12 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

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


55 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting heavy sleet

0 stations reporting heavy freezing rain

65 stations reporting heavy rain

72 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"

8 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"

12 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

1 station 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

1 station reporting hail

9 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

45 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 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

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

2 stations reporting volcanic ash

15 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

8 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

26 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • EFKA: Kauhava, Finland
        Thundersnow, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • KABE: Allentown, Lehigh Valley Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KACY: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Intl Arpt, NJ, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KADW: Camp Springs / Andrews Air Force Base, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAKQ: Wakefield, Wakefield Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAOO: Altoona, Altoona-Blair County Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBFD: Bradford, Bradford Regional Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBOW: Bartow Municipal, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDW: Caldwell, Essex County Airport, NJ, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCLE: Cleveland, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KCMH: Columbus, Port Columbus Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KCPK: Chesapeake, Chesapeake Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCRE: North Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Airport, SC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KCXY: Harrisburg, Capital City Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDAA: Fort Belvoir, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDAY: Dayton, Cox Dayton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KDCA: Reagan National Airport, DC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KECG: Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Stn, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEDE: Edenton, Northeastern Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEMV: Emporia, Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KETC: Tarboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFFA: Kill Devil Hills, First Flight Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFKL: Franklin, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KGED: Georgetown, Sussex County Airport, DE, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGSB: Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KILM: Wilmington, Wilmington Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KIPT: Williamsport, Williamsport Regional Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJST: Johnstown, Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KLBT: Lumberton, Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLUA: Luray, VA, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KMDT: Harrisburg, Harrisburg Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KMFV: Melfa / Accomack Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMIV: Millville, Millville Municipal Airport, NJ, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMMU: Morristown Municipal, NJ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hail
  • KMRB: Martinsburg, Eastern West Virginia Regional/Shepherd Airport, WV, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNAK: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNBT: Piney Island, Bt-11 Bombing Range, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • 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, Thunderstorm
  • KNKT: Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Stn, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • 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
  • KOCW: Washington, Warren Field Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOXB: Ocean City, Ocean City Municipal Airport, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPHF: Newport News, Newport News / Williamsburg Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPTK: Pontiac, Oakland County Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KQHT: Manas, Kyrgyzstan
        Pressure, Visibility
  • KRDU: Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KRIC: Richmond, Richmond Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRMN: Stafford, Stafford Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSBY: Salisbury, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico County Regional Airport, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSEG: Selinsgrove, Penn Valley Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSFQ: Suffolk, Suffolk Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTHV: York, York Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KUCP: New Castle, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KW99: Petersburg, Grant County Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KWAL: Wallops Island, Wallops Flight Facility Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KXSA: Tappahannock, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMTM: Tampico / Gen Fj Mina, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MNCH: Chinandega, Nicaragua
        Volcanic Ash, Smoke
  • PADU: Unalaska, Unalaska Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAKN: King Salmon, King Salmon Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPN: Pilot Point Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PMDY: Sand Island / Midway Islands, HI, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • UAAA: Almaty, Kazakhstan
        Visibility, Smoke
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • UWWW: Samara, Russia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility


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)