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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018021815
Currently using 36898 observations from 5141 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Feb 18 15:46:38 UTC 2018



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

20 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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

23 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

5 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

52 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


11 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

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

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

31 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


1 station 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

7 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

10 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


13 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

3 stations reporting any freezing rain

13 stations reporting heavy rain

46 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


37 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

29 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

55 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"

1 station 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"

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

20 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

6 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

28 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

25 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

19 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYBK: Baker Lake, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYCS: Chesterfield Inlet, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYEK: Arviat Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYHK: Gjoa Haven Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYRT: Rankin Inlet, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYSM: Fort Smith, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYTH: Thompson Weather Office, Man, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXN: Whale Cove Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • K1KM: Kilo, MT, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KARR: Aurora, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KBWI: Baltimore, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCGI: Cape Girardeau, MO, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KCHO: Charlottesville, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KCKV: Clarksville, Outlaw Field Airport, TN, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KDDH: Bennington, VT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDYL: Doylestown, Doylestown Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KFSE: Fosston, Fosston Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIAD: Washington-Dulles Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLNR: Lone Rock, Tri-County Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOFK: Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KOLZ: Oelwein, Oelwein Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KPVD: Providence, RI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KRFD: Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport, IL, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KTHV: York, York Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KVPZ: Valparaiso, IN, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OETR: Turaif, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OITL: Ardabil, Iran
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PACZ: Cape Romanzof, Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PADK: Adak Island, Adak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAHP: Hooper Bay, Hooper Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PALU: Cape Lisburne, Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PASN: St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PASY: Shemya, Eareckson As, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAUN: Unalakleet, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PHOG: Kahului, Kahului Airport, HI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • SBKP: Campinas Aeroporto, Brazil
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • WIII: Jakarta / Soekarno-Hatta, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


55 unidentified stations (out of a total of 136 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • 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)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWU (OLD)
  • KQWV (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SBJE (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)