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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2014051600
Currently using 34068 observations from 4765 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 16 00:44:25 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

3 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

63 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

8 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

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

13 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


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

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

6 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

2 stations reporting any sleet

2 stations reporting any freezing rain

108 stations reporting heavy rain

17 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

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

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

23 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"

4 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

85 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

8 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

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAVC: South Hill, Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBUY: Burlington, Burlington Alamance Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDN: Camden, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDCM: Chester, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KETC: Tarboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFLL: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL, United States
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHGR: Hagerstown, Washington County Regional Airport, MD, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KHNZ: Oxford, Henderson-Oxford Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHST: Homestead AFB, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHXD: Hilton Head, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KIPT: Williamsport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIXA: Roanoke Rapids, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJAX: Jacksonville, Jacksonville Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLHW: Ft. Stewart, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KM30: Metropolis, Metropolis Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMIA: Miami, Miami Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMLB: Melbourne, Melbourne Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLC: McAlester, McAlester Regional Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNYG: Quantico, Marine Corps Air Facility, VA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KOBE: Okeechobee, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOPF: Miami, Opa Locka Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KPSK: Dublin / New River Valley, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRSP: Campd David, MD, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRWI: Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRYT: Site R, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSVH: Statesville, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • 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, Thunderstorm
  • MHTE: Tela, Honduras
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard


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

  • KCVW (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQMD (NEW)
  • KQZ2 (NEW)
  • MGJS (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)