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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2014080818
Currently using 36702 observations from 4983 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Aug 8 18:44:47 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

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

47 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


5 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

18 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

152 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

6 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

10 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

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

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

137 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

5 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

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

78 stations reporting heavy rain

3 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

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

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

2 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"

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

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

117 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations 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

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 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

  • CYHZ: Halifax Intl Arpt, Canada
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • CYZU: Whitecourt, Alta., Canada
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • EGYD: Cranwell, United Kingdom
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K1B7: Boothville Heliport, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K3R7: Jennings, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAND: Anderson, Anderson County Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KARW: Beaufort, SC, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KGLH: Greenville, Mid Delta Regional Airport, MS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KGMU: Greenville, Greenville Downtown Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGZH: Evergreen, Middleton Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHQI: High Island 376, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • KIYA: Abbeville, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KNBC: Beaufort, Marine Corps Air Stn, SC, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KNPA: Pensacola, Naval Air Stn, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KOLV: Olive Branch, Olive Branch Airport, MS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KQBK: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Pressure Change
  • KQTZ: Baghdad, Iraq
        Temperature, Smoke
  • KRNV: Cleveland, MS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KSRC: Searcy, Searcy Municipal Airport, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin AFB, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KWRB: Warner Robins AFB, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • LFOA: Avord, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LFOK: Chalons-Vatry, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LFYR: Romorantin, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMGM: Guaymas Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • MWCR: Owen Roberts Airportgrand Cayman, Cayman Islands
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • RCMQ: Wuchia Observatory, Taiwan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RJFY: Kanoya Ab, Japan
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SAWE: Rio Grande B. A., Argentina
        Wind, Pressure
  • SAWH: Ushuaia Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Pressure
  • SCCI: Punta Arenas, Chile
        Wind, Pressure
  • TIST: Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Cyril E. King Airport, Virgin Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VECC: Calcutta / Dum Dum, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VVNB: Ha Noi, Vietnam
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • EGSD (NEW)
  • FDLB (NEW)
  • FYRN (OLD)
  • GQPZ (NEW)
  • KBDG (NEW)
  • KBMC (NEW)
  • KCVW (OLD)
  • KDTA (NEW)
  • KEQA (NEW)
  • KHME (NEW)
  • KHVE (NEW)
  • KQBK (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • LEAG (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SCQP (NEW)
  • SESG (NEW)
  • URFF (NEW)
  • YAYT (NEW)