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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017120815
Currently using 36208 observations from 5243 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Dec 8 15:46:54 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

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

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

39 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


3 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

7 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

18 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

74 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

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

7 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

6 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

10 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

43 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

20 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

69 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


26 stations reporting heavy snow

9 stations reporting any sleet

13 stations reporting any freezing rain

61 stations reporting heavy rain

43 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

18 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

2 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"

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

2 stations reporting hail

12 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

20 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

23 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

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

8 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

41 stations reporting dust or duststorm

8 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

1 station reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

33 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • DRZR: Zinder, Niger
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • ENFL: Floro, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENKB: Kristiansund / Kvernberget, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOV: Orsta-Volda / Hovden, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ETHN: Niederstetten, Germany
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • KBHM: Birmingham, Birmingham Intl Arpt, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KBUR: Burbank, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, CA, United States
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • KDEW: Deer Park, Deer Park Airport, WA, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KGDP: Guadalupe Mtns. Natl Park, TX, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KGRY: Green Canyon 338, LA, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHRI: Hermiston, Hermiston Municipal Airport, OR, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KLGU: Logan, Logan-Cache Airport, UT, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KMGN: Harbor Springs, Harbor Springs Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPDT: Pendleton, OR, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KPNS: Pensacola, Pensacola Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPUW: Pullman / Moscow, WA, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KRDM: Redmond, Roberts Field Airport, OR, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KSFF: Spokane, Felts Field, WA, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • LIVC: Monte Cimone, Italy
        Wind, Visibility
  • MMLP: La Paz Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Dust/Sand Whirls
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OIBB: Bushehr Civ / Afb, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PAAD: Point Thomson Airstrip Deadhorse, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PABA: Barter Island, Barter Island LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAKU: Kuparuk, Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • WBGB: Bintulu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WIPP: Palembang / Talangbetutu, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • ENGK (NEW)
  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GOBD (NEW)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K06C (NEW)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1LN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K27K (NEW)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KBRY (NEW)
  • KCCB (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (NEW)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQKT (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQOV (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KSDC (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LBIA (NEW)
  • LBPL (NEW)
  • LBWB (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NZFX (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPEC (NEW)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SVMR (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VASU (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)