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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017050515
Currently using 40646 observations from 5299 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri May 5 15:44:50 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

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

52 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


3 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

69 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

22 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

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

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

53 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

2 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

21 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

2 stations reporting any sleet

3 stations reporting any freezing rain

133 stations reporting heavy rain

12 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

6 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

8 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"

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

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

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

29 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"

2 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

2 stations reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

95 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

4 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

12 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

12 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • GLRB: Grand Bassa, Roberts Field, Liberia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • HSOB: El Obeid, Sudan
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KADW: Camp Springs / Andrews AFB, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAKQ: Wakefield, Wakefield Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KASX: Ashland, Kennedy Memorial Airport, WI, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KBLM: Belmar-Farmingdale, NJ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCPK: Chesapeake, Chesapeake Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCXY: Harrisburg, Capital City Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDAA: Fort Belvoir, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDCA: Reagan National Airport, DC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFKN: Franklin / J B Rose, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFXE: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGED: Georgetown, Sussex County Airport, DE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSE: Hatteras, Mitchell Field, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KILG: Wilmington, New Castle County Airport, DE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJRB: Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMDT: Harrisburg, Harrisburg Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMRB: Martinsburg, WV, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNCA: Jacksonville MCAS, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNEL: Lakehurst, NJ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNHK: Patuxent River, Naval Air Stn, MD, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNJM: Swansboro / Bogue Field, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNTU: Virginia Beach, Oceana, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNUI: St. Inigoes, Webster Field, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KNYG: Quantico, Marine Corps Air Facility, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOCW: Washington, Warren Field Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOXB: Ocean City, Ocean City Municipal Airport, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRMN: Stafford, Stafford Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRYT: Site R, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KSBY: Salisbury, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTTN: Trenton, Mercer County Airport, NJ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KWAL: Wallops Island, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KXSA: Tappahannock, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LELN: Leon / Virgen Del Camino, Spain
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LHUD: Szeged, Hungary
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • LYNI: Nis, Serbia and Montenegro
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • OISF: Fasa, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PACD: Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SENL: Nueva Loja Airport, Ecuador
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • VAAH: Ahmadabad, India
        Temperature, Smoke
  • VERP: Swami Vivekananda Airport, India
        Temperature, Thunderstorm
  • VILK: Lucknow / Amausi, India
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • WBKL: Labuan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKA: S Abdul Halim, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKL: Langkawi, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • EGMW (OLD)
  • 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)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • 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)
  • KM04 (NEW)
  • KM75 (NEW)
  • KNOZ (NEW)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (NEW)
  • KREG (NEW)
  • KRID (NEW)
  • KS33 (NEW)
  • KSEF (NEW)
  • KSXU (NEW)
  • KSZY (NEW)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SAWT (NEW)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • TVSA (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)