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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017120521
Currently using 34683 observations from 5038 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Dec 5 21:46:59 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

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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

39 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

90 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations 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

3 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

0 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

5 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

42 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

7 stations reporting any freezing rain

60 stations reporting heavy rain

30 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


1 station reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

11 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"

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

11 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"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

1 station 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

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

37 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 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

4 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

10 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

9 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

31 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWKK: Katatota Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYGQ: Geraldton, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYPO: Peawanuck, ON, Canada
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • FEFF: Bangui, Central African Republic
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • GQNO: UNKNOWN,
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K3R7: Jennings, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBHM: Birmingham, Birmingham Intl Arpt, AL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBUR: Burbank, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, CA, United States
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KHSE: Hatteras, Mitchell Field, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJAN: Jackson, Jackson Intl Arpt, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLFT: Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMCB: McComb, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMEI: Meridian, Key Field, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMGM: Montgomery, Dannelly Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKE: Milwaukee, General Mitchell Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Wind, Smoke
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KORG: Orange, Orange County Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTCL: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUXL: Southland Fld / Sulphur, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVNY: Van Nuys, Van Nuys Airport, CA, United States
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • PAMD: Middleton Island, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SBBE: Belem Aeroporto, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBRB: Rio Branco, Brazil
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SBTF: Tefe, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPQT: Iquitos, Peru
        Thunderstorm, Bird Hazard
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard


38 unidentified stations (out of a total of 120 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (NEW)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NZFX (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SVMR (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)