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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018082018
Currently using 35871 observations from 5192 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Aug 20 18:46:31 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

45 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


5 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

20 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

174 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

6 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

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

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

92 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

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

1 station reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

103 stations reporting heavy rain

0 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"

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

20 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"

2 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

5 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

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

71 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


1 station reporting aircraft mishap

14 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

12 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

93 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYAZ: Tofino Airport, Canada
        Visibility, Smoke
  • CYOJ: High Level, Alta, Canada
        Visibility, Smoke
  • FTTY: Faya, Chad
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • GMFK: Errachidia, Morocco
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • K54J: DeFuniak Springs, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAFK: Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAVL: Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KCQF: Fairhope, AL, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEDN: Enterprise, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFEP: Freeport, Albertus Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGEZ: Shelbyville, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGLH: Greenville, Mid Delta Regional Airport, MS, United States
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLAF: Lafayette, Purdue University Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLOU: Louisville, Bowman Field Airport, KY, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KMGM: Montgomery, Dannelly Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMLE: Omaha, Millard Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMXF: Maxwell AFB, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KNDZ: Milton, Whiting Field South, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KNSE: Milton, Whiting Field North, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOKK: Kokomo, Kokomo Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPHF: Newport News, Newport News / Williamsburg Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPIB: Pine Belt Regional, MS, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPMV: Plattsmouth, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPNS: Pensacola, Pensacola Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KQWX: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTVR: Vicksburg, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MWCR: Owen Roberts Airportgrand Cayman, Cayman Islands
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEMA: Madinah, Saudi Arabia
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIZH: Zahedan, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • PAMH: Minchumina, Minchumina Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Visibility
  • PTYA: Yap Island, Yap Int. Airp., Micronesia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RCKH: Kaohsiung Intl Arpt, Taiwan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VASU: Surat Airport, India
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ZSSS: Shanghai / Hongqiao, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETEK (NEW)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1LN (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)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHC (NEW)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KTXW (NEW)
  • KULS (NEW)
  • KWBF (NEW)
  • KX07 (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • 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)
  • SYLT (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)
  • VDSV (NEW)