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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018050303
Currently using 34614 observations from 4939 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu May 3 03:46:28 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

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

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

76 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

6 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

51 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station 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

16 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

2 stations 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

1 station 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

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

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


5 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

73 stations reporting heavy rain

16 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

0 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

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

7 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

32 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

1 station 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"

2 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

1 station reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

8 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

151 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

4 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

5 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

3 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

18 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

16 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYOJ: High Level, Alta, Canada
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • CYZR: Sarnia Airport, Canada
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • DIAP: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • DNMM: Lagos / Ikeja, Nigeria
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K1F0: Ardmore, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • K4BM: Wilkerson Pass, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • K5SM: Sunlight, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • KABH: El Paso County, CO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KASW: Warsaw, Warsaw Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBEC: Beech Factory Airport, KS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBUU: Burlington, Burlington Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KC07: Walton Peak, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCPW: Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCQB: Chandler, Chandler Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KCWC: Kickapoo, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDRO: Durango, Durango-La Plata County Airport, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDTW: Detroit, MI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDUC: Duncan, Halliburton Field Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Mammatus Clouds, Visibility
  • KELP: El Paso, El Paso Intl Arpt, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KEVU: Maryville, MO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KFSI: Fort Sill, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGGI: Grinnell, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGSH: Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIAB: McConnell AFB, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KICT: Wichita, KS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIOW: Iowa City, Iowa City Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIRS: Sturgis, Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KIXD: Olathe, New Century Aircenter, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KLAW: Lawton, Lawton Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KLXT: Lee's Summit, MO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMCI: Kansas City, Kansas City Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMDW: Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL, United States
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • KMKC: Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMNH: Elbert Mountain, Monument Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMTC: Selfridge ANG Base, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMYP: Salida Mountain, Monarch Pass, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • KODO: Odessa, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KOEB: Coldwater, Branch County Memorial Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOKC: Oklahoma City, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOTM: Ottumwa, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, IA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KPMV: Plattsmouth, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPNT: Pontiac, Pontiac Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KPWA: Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPWK: Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRQO: El Reno, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRVS: Tulsa, Jones Jr. Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSNK: Snyder, Winston Field Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSNL: Shawnee, Shawnee Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KVTP: La Veta Mountain, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • MGMT: UNKNOWN,
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MMGL: Don Miguel / Guadalaj, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMSP: San Luis Potosi, S. L. P., Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIZB: Zabol, Iran
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OPKC: Karachi Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • PTKR: Koror, Palau, NWS Office, Palau
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VOVZ: Visakhapatnam, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


62 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)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KGCY (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KHPT (NEW)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KPLD (NEW)
  • KQBW (NEW)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KWBF (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (NEW)
  • PPNU (NEW)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)