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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018123115
Currently using 37927 observations from 5202 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 31 15:47:01 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

2 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

27 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

62 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

79 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

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

12 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

18 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

43 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 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

21 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


15 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

4 stations reporting any freezing rain

118 stations reporting heavy rain

92 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


11 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

15 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"

1 station 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"

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

2 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

1 station reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

22 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

7 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


3 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

20 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

28 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIAR: Akureyri, Iceland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWQP: Point Petre , Ont., Canada
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • K1H2: Effingham, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • K4BM: Wilkerson Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KAKO: Akron, Akron-Washington County Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBKB: Fullerton, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBQP: Bastrop Morehouse, LA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBYG: Buffalo, Buffalo Johnson County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KFLP: Flippin, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFVX: Farmville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIML: Imperial, Imperial Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KJEF: Jefferson City,MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLBF: North Platte, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMCK: McCook, McCook Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMHE: Mitchell, Mitchell Municipal Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KODX: Ord, Evelyn Sharp Field Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KRAP: Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSAR: Sparta, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSLO: Salem, Salem-Leckrone Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSNY: Sidney, Sidney Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • MMMD: Merida / lic Manuel Crecencio, Mexico
        Visibility, Smoke
  • PAAK: Atka, Atka Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PABL: Buckland, Buckland Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PADE: Deering, Deering/New Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PADL: Dillingham, Dillingham Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PADM: Marshall, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAGM: Gambell, Gambell Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAJC: Chignik, Chignik Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAJZ: Koliganek, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAKN: King Salmon, King Salmon Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAKV: Kaltag, Kaltag Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAOM: Nome, Nome Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAOT: Kotzebue, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAPM: Platinum, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PASV: Sparrevohn Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PATG: Togiac Village, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAWM: White Mountain, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SARC: Corrientes Aero., Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SAWG: Rio Gallegos Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Pressure
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Pressure, Visibility
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • UIUU: Ulan-Ude, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • WBKS: Sandakan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


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

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENUN (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K2J5 (NEW)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KBRG (NEW)
  • KC99 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KLNQ (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (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)
  • SBTD (NEW)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VASD (OLD)
  • VOKN (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)