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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018050306
Currently using 35251 observations from 5008 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu May 3 06:46:25 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

73 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

32 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

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

62 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

2 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

0 stations reporting any sleet

2 stations reporting any freezing rain

75 stations reporting heavy rain

12 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

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

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

26 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"

1 station 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

5 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

126 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

16 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

4 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

4 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

19 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

8 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYZR: Sarnia Airport, Canada
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • DBBB: Cotonou, Benin
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • DIAP: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • DXXX: Lome, Togo
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FKKD: Douala Obs., Cameroon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K1F0: Ardmore, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KADH: Ada, Ada Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KANQ: Angola, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBVO: Bartlesville, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCCU: Copper Mountain, Red Cliff Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCPW: Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KDKB: De Kalb, De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KELP: El Paso, El Paso Intl Arpt, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KENW: Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFDR: Frederick, Frederick Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KFSM: Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Airport, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFYV: Fayetteville, Drake Field, AR, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGLY: Clinton, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGSH: Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHFJ: Monett, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIRK: Kirksville, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIRS: Sturgis, Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJSV: Sallisaw, Sallisaw Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLAW: Lawton, Lawton Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KLXT: Lee's Summit, MO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMBS: Saginaw, MBS Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKC: Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 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
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPSO: Stevens Field, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KRPJ: Rochelle, Rochelle Municipal-Koritz Field Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSNL: Shawnee, Shawnee Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KVBT: Bentonville, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVTP: La Veta Mountain, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KXNA: Fayetteville/Springdale, AR, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KYIP: Detroit, Willow Run Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • MMSP: San Luis Potosi, S. L. P., Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PTKR: Koror, Palau, NWS Office, Palau
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Wind, Pressure
  • VTBD: Don Muang, Thailand
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


60 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)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • MTTA (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (NEW)
  • PPNU (NEW)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)