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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017021718
Currently using 37477 observations from 5169 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Feb 17 18:44:37 UTC 2017



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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

20 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

31 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

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

18 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

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

12 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

9 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

16 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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

19 stations reporting heavy rain

17 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

7 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"

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

1 station 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

0 stations reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

32 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

8 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

17 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 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

  • CWRZ: Cap D'Espoir , Que., Canada
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • CYHU: Saint Hubert Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRZR: Zinder, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • ENTC: Tromso / Langnes, Norway
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • GAKD: Kayes, Mali
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KEAT: Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial Airport, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KIZA: Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Airport, CA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMOD: Modesto, Modesto City-County-Sham Field, CA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMRY: Monterey, Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWH: Moses Lake, Grant County Airport, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNSI: San Nicholas Island, CA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNTD: Point Mugu, Naval Air Warfare Center, CA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPRB: Paso Robles, CA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSBP: San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSCK: Stockton, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSDB: Sandberg, CA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KSJC: San Jose, San Jose Intl Arpt, CA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSNS: Salinas, Salinas Municipal Airport, CA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KYKM: Yakima, Yakima Air Terminal, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • NTAA: Tahiti-Faaa, French Polynesia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OAHR: Herat, Afghanistan
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • SPMS: Yurimaguas, Peru
        Thunderstorm, Bird Hazard


59 unidentified stations (out of a total of 105 documented unknown stations)

  • EGMW (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • HAAH (NEW)
  • HEDF (OLD)
  • K19S (NEW)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1EW (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1LN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • K6S0 (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQC5 (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQJB (OLD)
  • KQN2 (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQXS (NEW)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NZFX (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • TVSA (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)