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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018080400
Currently using 34225 observations from 5022 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Aug 4 00:46:24 UTC 2018



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

1 station 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

4 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

45 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


2 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

16 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

126 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

16 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

1 station 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

2 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

49 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

3 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

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

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

75 stations reporting heavy rain

1 station 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"

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

28 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

1 station 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

1 station reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

149 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations 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

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

42 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWSW: Sparwood / Elk Valley, Canada
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • CYKJ: Key Lake, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • GOOK: Kaolack, Senegal
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • GOTT: Tambacounda, Senegal
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K24A: Sylva, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • K2V5: Wray Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KANW: Ainsworth Municipal, NE, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KARA: New Iberia, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KAVP: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBAF: Westfield, Barnes Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBBB: Benson Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBIL: Billings, Billings Logan Intl Arpt, MT, United States
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • KBRD: Brainerd, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCAG: Craig, Craig-Moffat Airport, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KCWN: Cheyenne Moutain, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCWV: Claxton Evans, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDAW: Rochester, Skyhaven Airport, NH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDMW: Carroll Cnty, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KESF: Alexandria, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGCC: Gillette, WY, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KGDB: Granite Falls, Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field, MN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KGLD: Goodland, Renner Field, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KGTB: Fort Drum, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGYR: Goodyear Municipal, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KIML: Imperial, Imperial Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLAS: Las Vegas, McCarran Intl Arpt, NV, United States
        Temperature, Mammatus Clouds
  • KLEW: Auburn-Lewiston, ME, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLNS: Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLVS: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Municipal Airport, NM, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMSY: New Orleans, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMTN: Baltimore / Martin, MD, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KORE: Orange, Orange Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPEX: Paynesville, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPGD: Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPSF: Pittsfield, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPSM: Pease AFB/Portsmouth, NH, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPTN: Patterson Memorial, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KSHD: Staunton / Shenandoah, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • MHLC: La Ceiba Airport, Honduras
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MMMT: Minatitlan, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Pressure Change
  • MMTO: Toluca / Jose Maria, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • OPIS: UNKNOWN,
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • PGSN: Saipan Island, Saipan Intl Arpt, United States
        Dewpoint, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • RJAW: Iwojima, Japan
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ROIG: Ishigakijima, Japan
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ROMY: Miyakojima, Japan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RORS: Shimoji-Shima Island, Japan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VDSV: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


78 unidentified stations (out of a total of 137 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ESIA (NEW)
  • ETEK (NEW)
  • 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)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K2M2 (NEW)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KAAS (NEW)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KEZZ (NEW)
  • KGCY (NEW)
  • KGVQ (NEW)
  • KHPT (NEW)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KL52 (NEW)
  • KLNQ (NEW)
  • KLYO (NEW)
  • KM02 (NEW)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KPLD (NEW)
  • KPMH (NEW)
  • KQCR (NEW)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KTXW (NEW)
  • KULS (NEW)
  • KWBF (NEW)
  • KX07 (NEW)
  • KXNX (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NCAT (NEW)
  • NCMG (NEW)
  • NCMK (NEW)
  • NCMR (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OEMN (NEW)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OODQ (NEW)
  • OPIS (NEW)
  • PPNU (NEW)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)
  • VDSV (NEW)
  • VYNT (NEW)