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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018121721
Currently using 35195 observations from 5131 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 17 21:46:28 UTC 2018



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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 temperature 55°C or warmer

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


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

25 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

5 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

36 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

6 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

14 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

22 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

18 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

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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


8 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

5 stations reporting any freezing rain

7 stations reporting heavy rain

24 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

3 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

13 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"

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

0 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"

0 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

2 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

23 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

21 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

15 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

6 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

23 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • AGGH: Honiara / Henderson, Solomon Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • BIRK: Reykjavik, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIVM: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWBV: Beaven Island, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRU: Solander Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZL: Cumshewa Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYGW: Kuujjuarapik, Que., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYSK: Sanikiluaq Airport, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KEAT: Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial Airport, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KYKM: Yakima, Yakima Air Terminal, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • LGAD: Andravida Airport, Greece
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PACZ: Cape Romanzof, Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PALH: Anchorage, Lake Hood Seaplane Base, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • PANC: Anchorage, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • PATK: Talkeetna, Talkeetna Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • PAVL: Kivalina, Kivalina Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBUG: Uruguaiana Aeroporto, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


53 unidentified stations (out of a total of 146 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENUN (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K2J5 (NEW)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KBRG (NEW)
  • KC99 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KLNQ (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQGU (NEW)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQUP (NEW)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KWBF (OLD)
  • KXER (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • LTFM (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VOKN (NEW)