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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017051803
Currently using 33733 observations from 4942 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu May 18 03:44:38 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

7 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

124 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

43 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

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

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

41 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 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

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

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

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


5 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

78 stations reporting heavy rain

10 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"

1 station 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"

19 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

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

8 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

122 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

27 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

5 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

12 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

13 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • K21D: Lake Elmo, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAPA: Denver, Centennial Airport, CO, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KATW: Appleton / Outagamie, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KAUM: Austin Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBCK: Black River Fall, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBJC: Broomfield / Jeffco, CO, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KBRL: Burlington, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCFE: Buffalo, Buffalo Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCID: Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCWA: Mosinee / Central Wisconsin, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KD25: Manitowish Waters, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDEN: Denver, Denver Intl Arpt, CO, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KESC: Escanaba, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFBL: Faribault Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFMM: Fort Morgan, CO, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KGHW: Glenwood MN, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIOW: Iowa City, Iowa City Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KIWD: Ironwood, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJRB: Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport, NY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KLNL: Land O' Lakes, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLNR: Lone Rock, Tri-County Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KMIC: Minneapolis, Crystal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMRJ: Mineral Point, Iowa County Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMSP: Minneapolis, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMZH: Moose Lake, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNXP: Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, United States
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KOVS: Boscobel, Boscobel Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KPIE: St. Petersburg / Clearwater, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRCX: Ladysmith, Ruck County Airport, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRGK: Red Wing, Red Wing Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRPJ: Rochelle, Rochelle Municipal-Koritz Field Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KRST: Rochester, Rochester Intl Arpt, MN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KRYV: Watertown, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSAW: Gwinn, MI, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KSBM: Sheboygan, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSGS: South St. Paul, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSTE: Stevens Point, Stevens Point Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSTP: St. Paul, St. Paul Downtown Holman Field, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUNU: Juneau, Dodge County Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • LEMD: Madrid / Barajas, Spain
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMTM: Tampico / Gen Fj Mina, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OIBK: Kish Island / Kish, Iran
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • OIBL: Bandar Lengeh, Iran
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • SKUI: Quibdo / El Carano, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VTBO: Trat/Khao Saming, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WSAP: Singapore / Paya Lebar, Singapore
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WSSS: Singapore / Changi Airport, Singapore
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • YBTL: Townsville Amo, Australia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • HEOW (NEW)
  • 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)
  • K8A3 (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)
  • KLNA (NEW)
  • KM04 (NEW)
  • KM75 (NEW)
  • KNOZ (NEW)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQC5 (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)
  • KTMT (NEW)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NFKD (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • TVSA (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VASU (NEW)
  • VVCI (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)