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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018082903
Currently using 33832 observations from 4956 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Aug 29 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

5 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


3 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

19 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

159 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

17 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

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

26 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

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

16 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

88 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"

31 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"

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

6 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

100 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

24 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

4 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

22 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYZE: Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K17J: Donalsonville, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAAF: Apalachicola, Apalachicola, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAPN: Alpena, Alpena County Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KAWG: Washington, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBEH: Benton Harbor, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBIV: Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCAD: Cadillac / Wexford County, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDKB: De Kalb, De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KEFT: Monroe, Monroe Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KENW: Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEZZ: Cameron Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFNB: Falls City, Brenner Field Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGBG: Galesburg, Galesburg Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGOV: Grayling, Grayling Army Airfield, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Hail
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHTL: Houghton Lake, Roscommon County Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KHYX: Saginaw, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIKW: Barstow, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLAN: Lansing, Capital City Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLNR: Lone Rock, Tri-County Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KMDW: Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMIA: Miami, Miami Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMIW: Marshalltown, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMOP: Mount Pleasant, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMQB: Macomb, Macomb Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMXO: Monticello Municipal, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOJC: Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS, United States
        Dewpoint, Pressure Change
  • KOPF: Miami, Opa Locka Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOSC: Oscoda, Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPDC: Prairie Du Chien, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPMP: Pompano Beach, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPWK: Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KRAC: Racine, Batten Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRFD: Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRQB: Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KTVC: Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KUIN: Quincy, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KVYS: Peru, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LFRG: St. Gatien, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LFRZ: St-Nazaire, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMAS: Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMMX: Mexico City / Licenci, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMPR: Puerto Vallarta / Lic, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • MMQT: Queretaro, Qro., Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIZB: Zabol, Iran
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • RKNY: Yangku, Korea, South
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • VVCI: Cat Bi, Viet Nam
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VVNB: Ha Noi, Vietnam
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


51 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)
  • VASD (OLD)