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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018041500
Currently using 34813 observations from 4958 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Apr 15 00:46:27 UTC 2018



1 station 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

33 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

131 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


2 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

0 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

8 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

7 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


20 stations reporting heavy snow

19 stations reporting any sleet

27 stations reporting any freezing rain

62 stations reporting heavy rain

87 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


20 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

10 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

21 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"

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"

12 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"

3 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

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

33 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

33 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

7 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 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

  • CWDA: Englee, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEF: Saint Paul Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWHP: Heath Point, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRN: Hart Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWZ: Port Weller, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • K21D: Lake Elmo, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • K7N0: New Orleans Downtown, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K8A0: Albertville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KANE: Minneapolis / Blaine, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KARR: Aurora, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KASD: Slidell, Slidell Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBIV: Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KBIX: Keesler AFB / Biloxi, MS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBQX: Brazos 451, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KBVE: Boothville, LA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBXA: Bogalusa, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDNS: Denison, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEKY: Bessemer Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KENW: Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KGAD: Gadsden Municipal, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KHIE: Whitefield, NH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KLNK: Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KLNR: Lone Rock, Tri-County Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KMBS: Saginaw, MBS Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KMGG: Maple Lake, Maple Lake Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMIC: Minneapolis, Crystal Airport, MN, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMKE: Milwaukee, General Mitchell Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KMSY: New Orleans, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNEW: New Orleans Lakefront, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KNMM: Meridian, Naval Air Stn, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOEO: Osceola, L O Simenstad Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KOSH: Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRAC: Racine, Batten Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRPD: Rice Lake, Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRWF: Redwood Falls, Redwood Falls Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSCD: Sylacauga, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSLB: Storm Lake, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KUBE: Cumberland, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KY23: Chetek, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • MMTM: Tampico / Gen Fj Mina, Mexico
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PGSN: Saipan Island, Saipan Intl Arpt, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RJNY: Shizuhama Ab, Japan
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RJTT: Tokyo Intl Arpt, Japan
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ROIG: Ishigakijima, Japan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • UHMA: Anadyr, Russia
        Wind, Visibility


50 unidentified stations (out of a total of 137 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)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KWBF (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)