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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018082900
Currently using 34218 observations from 5050 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Aug 29 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

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

18 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


3 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

13 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

158 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

20 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

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

43 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

1 station 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

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

10 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

0 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

85 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"

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

26 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"

4 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

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

168 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

1 station 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

2 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

1 station reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

37 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYQU: Grande Prairie, Alta., Canada
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • K17J: Donalsonville, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KALO: Waterloo, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KATW: Appleton / Outagamie, WI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KBPT: Beaumont / Port Arthur, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KCAD: Cadillac / Wexford County, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCID: Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • KELA: Eagle Lake, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KFFL: Fair Field, IA, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHOU: Houston, Houston Hobby Airport, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KIKG: Kingsville, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIXD: Olathe, New Century Aircenter, KS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KLEE: Leesburg, Leesburg Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLVJ: Houston, Pearland Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLWC: Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KMBL: Manistee, Manistee County-Blacker Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMIW: Marshalltown, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLI: Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMTW: Manitowoc Municipal, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMUT: Muscatine, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMXO: Monticello Municipal, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOPF: Miami, Opa Locka Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOVS: Boscobel, Boscobel Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPAM: Tyndall AFB, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPIE: St. Petersburg / Clearwater, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPMP: Pompano Beach, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRQB: Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSBM: Sheboygan, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSPG: St. Petersburg, Whitted Airport, FL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSRQ: Sarasota / Bradenton, FL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KTOP: Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KTPA: Tampa, Tampa Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTQE: Tekamah, Tekamah Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTVC: Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTVR: Vicksburg, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KY50: Wautoma, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • LFBA: Agen, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LFBP: Pau, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMCP: Campeche, Camp., Mexico
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMTO: Toluca / Jose Maria, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MWCR: Owen Roberts Airportgrand Cayman, Cayman Islands
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • RKNY: Yangku, Korea, South
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SPME: Tumbes, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Volcanic Ash


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

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KLNQ (NEW)
  • KLUV (NEW)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (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)
  • OPIS (NEW)
  • PPNU (NEW)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UAAT (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)