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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017050503
Currently using 37224 observations from 4930 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 5 03:44:34 UTC 2017



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

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

6 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

4 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

94 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

11 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

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

30 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

3 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

7 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

103 stations reporting heavy rain

9 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

1 station 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"

9 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

1 station 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

1 station reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

76 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

5 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

3 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

6 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

11 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • EGYP: Mount Pleasant Airport, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • K24A: Sylva, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDCM: Chester, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEHO: Shelby, Shelby Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGRD: Greenwood, Greenwood County Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGRF: Fort Lewis, WA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHQU: Thomson, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KLQK: Pickens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLUX: Laurens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMAO: Marion, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKS: Berkeley, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLB: Melbourne, Melbourne Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPDK: Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSMS: Sumter, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTIW: Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport, WA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTYS: Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVPC: Cartersville, Cartersville Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • LPPR: Porto / Pedras Rubras, Portugal
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MGGT: Guatemala Aeropuertola Aurora, Guatemala
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMUN: Cancun Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • MMVA: Villahermosa, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Smoke
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • VTSM: Samui, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZBAA: Beijing, China
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • ZLLL: Lanzhou / Zhongchuan, China
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm


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

  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (NEW)
  • K19S (NEW)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (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)
  • K2LS (NEW)
  • K3S8 (NEW)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • K6S0 (NEW)
  • K6S2 (NEW)
  • KAPS (NEW)
  • KBAM (NEW)
  • KBEC (NEW)
  • KBOU (NEW)
  • KCXW (NEW)
  • KETN (NEW)
  • KGPC (NEW)
  • KHLB (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KI23 (NEW)
  • KI68 (NEW)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KKY8 (NEW)
  • KM04 (NEW)
  • KM75 (NEW)
  • KNOZ (NEW)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KREG (NEW)
  • KRID (NEW)
  • KS33 (NEW)
  • KSEF (NEW)
  • KSXU (NEW)
  • KSZY (NEW)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • TVSA (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VASU (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)