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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2016121809
Currently using 40873 observations from 4893 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Dec 18 09:46:08 UTC 2016



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

1 station 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

5 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

35 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

38 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

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

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

119 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

1 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 < 940mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

7 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

11 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


5 stations reporting heavy snow

8 stations reporting any sleet

82 stations reporting any freezing rain

78 stations reporting heavy rain

112 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


40 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

32 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

46 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"

1 station 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"

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

12 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"

0 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"


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

6 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

42 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


3 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

1 station reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

8 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 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

  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYCO: Coppermine, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • K0R4: Concordia, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • K5A6: Winona, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KACP: Oakdale, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAQV: Peason Ridge/Polk, LA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KBDL: Windsor Locks, Bradley Intl Arpt, CT, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KBMG: Bloomington, Monroe County Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBPT: Beaumont / Port Arthur, TX, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCBM: Columbus AFB, MS, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCGI: Cape Girardeau, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCKV: Clarksville, Outlaw Field Airport, TN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCRW: Charleston, Yeager Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCSV: Crossville, Crossville Memorial-Whitson Field Airport, TN, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDCU: Decatur, Pryor Field, AL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDRI: De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KFFT: Frankfort, Capital City Airport, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFIG: Clearfield, Clearfield-Lawrence Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KFSM: Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Airport, AR, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KFTK: Fort Knox, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFYV: Fayetteville, Drake Field, AR, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KGLH: Greenville, Mid Delta Regional Airport, MS, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGLS: Galveston, Scholes Field, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGLW: Glasgow, Glasgow Municipal Airport, KY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thundersnow
  • KGWO: Greenwood, Greenwood-LeFlore Airport, MS, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHKS: Jackson, Hawkins Field Airport, MS, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHTS: Huntington, Tri-State Airport, WV, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJKL: Jackson, Carroll Airport, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLBE: Latrobe / Westmorland, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLEX: Lexington, Blue Grass Airport, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMDH: Carbondale IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMEM: Memphis, Memphis Intl Arpt, TN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thundersnow
  • KMSL: Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport, AL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNGP: Corpus Christi, Naval Air Stn, TX, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPAH: Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KPKB: Parkersburg, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPMU: Batesville, MS, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KPOF: Poplar Bluff, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KRME: Griffiss AFB / Rome, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KSDF: Louisville, Standiford Field, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KSME: Somerset, Somerset-Pulaski County, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSYM: Morehead-Rowan, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KUNI: Ohio Univ. Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUNO: West Plains, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • LERI: Murcia / Alcantarilla, Spain
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NSTU: Pago Pago, US Minor Outlying Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAJC: Chignik, Chignik Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPH: Port Heiden, Port Heiden Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAPN: Pilot Point Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PASN: St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • VTSH: Songkhla, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WALL: Sepinggan, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • YPDN: Darwin Airport, Australia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


104 unidentified stations (out of a total of 149 documented unknown stations)

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • EGMW (NEW)
  • EHHW (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • GMMD (NEW)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • HTGW (NEW)
  • HTHA (NEW)
  • HTKB (NEW)
  • HTMH (NEW)
  • HTMP (NEW)
  • HTSI (NEW)
  • K1AM (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BM (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CM (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DM (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FM (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GM (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1HM (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IM (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JM (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1JW (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1KW (OLD)
  • K1LM (OLD)
  • K1LN (OLD)
  • K1LW (OLD)
  • K1M5 (OLD)
  • K1MM (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1MW (OLD)
  • K1NM (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1NW (OLD)
  • K1OM (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K1OW (OLD)
  • K2A0 (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K57C (OLD)
  • K6B9 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • K74V (OLD)
  • KA39 (OLD)
  • KC07 (OLD)
  • KGZN (OLD)
  • KGZS (OLD)
  • KHSD (OLD)
  • KHSG (OLD)
  • KHZD (OLD)
  • KI19 (OLD)
  • KJAQ (OLD)
  • KJCA (OLD)
  • KJRB (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KM21 (OLD)
  • KM33 (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQC5 (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQJB (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN2 (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OYGD (NEW)
  • OYMT (NEW)
  • OYSD (NEW)
  • SLHI (NEW)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VILD (NEW)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • VOGO (OLD)
  • VORY (OLD)
  • VOTP (OLD)
  • VOVZ (OLD)