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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017123118
Currently using 34788 observations from 5027 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Dec 31 18:47:11 UTC 2017



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

1 station reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

10 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

23 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

12 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

44 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

9 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

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

191 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

14 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

36 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

105 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

140 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


6 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

15 stations reporting any freezing rain

23 stations reporting heavy rain

54 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


23 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

26 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

30 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"

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"

0 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"

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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

13 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

32 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

19 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

26 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYCQ: Chetwynd Airport, Canada
        Pressure, Smoke
  • CYKY: Kindersley, Sask., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYOJ: High Level, Alta, Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQF: Red Deer, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQH: Watson Lake, Y. T., Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYQK: Kenora, Ont., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQL: Lethbridge, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Visibility
  • CYVR: Vancouver Intl., BC, Canada
        Visibility, Smoke
  • CYXH: Medicine Hat, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYYC: Calgary International, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CZFA: Faro Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • DRZR: Zinder, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGJA: Alderney / Channel Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • FKKD: Douala Obs., Cameroon
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • FTTY: Faya, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KFST: Fort Stockton, TX, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KGNA: Grand Marais, The Bay of Grand Marais, MN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KMAF: Midland, Midland Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOJC: Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KQZF: UNKNOWN,
        Pressure, Dust/Duststorm
  • LFRB: Brest, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LFRC: Cherbourg / Maupertus, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PACZ: Cape Romanzof, Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAIG: Igiugig, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAKN: King Salmon, King Salmon Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAPN: Pilot Point Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PFCL: Clarks Point, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PFKT: Brevig Mission Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBSP: Sao Paulo/Congonhas Aeroporto, Brazil
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • UNEE: Kemerovo, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust


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

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (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)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KBRY (NEW)
  • KCCB (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (NEW)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQKT (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQNO (NEW)
  • KQOV (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KRKW (NEW)
  • KSDC (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LBIA (NEW)
  • LBPL (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OKKL (NEW)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SVMR (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VASU (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)