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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2014051521
Currently using 34751 observations from 4872 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu May 15 21:44:29 UTC 2014



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations 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

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

10 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

56 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

21 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

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

34 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


1 station reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

104 stations reporting heavy rain

12 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

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

3 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

6 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

36 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

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

2 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

3 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

96 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station 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

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

21 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAGS: Augusta, Bush Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAIK: Aiken, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCAE: Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDN: Camden, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCRG: Jacksonville, Craig Municipal Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCTZ: Clinton, Sampson County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCUB: Columbia, Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDNL: Augusta, Daniel Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEOE: Newberry, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFBG: Fort Bragg, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGNV: Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGSB: Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHRJ: Erwin, Harnett County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHST: Homestead AFB, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHWO: Hollywood, North Perry Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIAD: Washington-Dulles Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIGX: Chapel Hill, Williams Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLHZ: Louisburg, Franklin County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLUX: Laurens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMCO: Orlando, Orlando Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMIA: Miami, Miami Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMMT: McEntire ANG Weather Facility Base, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNYG: Quantico, Marine Corps Air Facility, VA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KOGB: Orangeburg, Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KOPF: Miami, Opa Locka Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KPOB: Pope AFB, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRDU: Raleigh / Durham, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRWI: Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSBO: Swainsboro, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSFB: Orlando / Sanford Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTDF: Roxboro, Person County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTTA: Sanford, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTTS: NASA Shuttle Facility, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KW99: Petersburg, Grant County Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MDPP: Puerto Plata International, Dominican Republic
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OAKN: Kandahar Intl, Afghanistan
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • SBUA: Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • SVVG: El Vigia / Perez Alph, Venezuela
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ZGSZ: Shenzhen, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


8 unidentified stations (out of a total of 21 documented unknown stations)

  • EGSD (NEW)
  • FYRN (OLD)
  • KCVW (OLD)
  • KHME (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQMD (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)