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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018021918
Currently using 37371 observations from 5178 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Feb 19 18:46:41 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

2 stations reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

1 station reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

1 station 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

26 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


3 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

14 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

70 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

43 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

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

11 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

1 station 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


25 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

14 stations reporting any freezing rain

53 stations reporting heavy rain

68 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


17 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

18 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

23 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"

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

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

64 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

6 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station 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

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

24 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

20 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYAY: Saint Anthony Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • K4V0: Rangely, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KAAA: Lincoln, Logan County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBCE: Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon Airport, UT, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBYS: Fort Irwin/Barstow, CA, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KCAG: Craig, Craig-Moffat Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCID: Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEEO: Meeker, Meeker Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEFT: Monroe, Monroe Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KEHY: Elk Mountain, WY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KGCN: Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KHDN: Hayden / Yampa, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIKK: Kankakee, Greater Kankakee Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIRS: Sturgis, Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KJOT: Joliet, Joliet Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KJWG: Watonga, Watonga Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMYP: Salida Mountain, Monarch Pass, CO, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPPO: La Porte, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSAA: Saratoga, WY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSFY: Savanna, Tri-Township Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KTIP: Rantoul, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVEL: Vernal, Vernal Airport, UT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KVIH: Rolla / Vichy, Rolla National Airport, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PADK: Adak Island, Adak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PASY: Shemya, Eareckson As, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PFKT: Brevig Mission Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SBMQ: Macapa, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • UASK: Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Visibility
  • WBGG: Kuching, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


46 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)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (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)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SKGO (NEW)
  • SKGP (NEW)
  • SKPD (NEW)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SVMR (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)