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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018123118
Currently using 37371 observations from 5106 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 31 18:46:58 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

3 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

33 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

16 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

71 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

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

75 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

16 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

16 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

52 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

25 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


18 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

7 stations reporting any freezing rain

133 stations reporting heavy rain

104 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


9 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

14 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"

5 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

12 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

7 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

21 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

6 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWQS: Kindakun Rocks, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • ENML: Molde / Aro, Norway
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ENUN: UNKNOWN,
        Wind, Pressure
  • K1H2: Effingham, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • K7BM: Cottonwood Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KAKO: Akron, Akron-Washington County Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAQP: Appleton, Appleton Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBMG: Bloomington, Monroe County Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBQP: Bastrop Morehouse, LA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBYG: Buffalo, Buffalo Johnson County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBYH: Eaker AFB, AR, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCMH: Columbus, Port Columbus Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCWN: Cheyenne Moutain, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KDFI: Defiance, Defiance Memorial Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDYR: Dyersburg, TN, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEYE: Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFOA: Flora, Flora Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGUS: Grissom AFB / Peru, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHAO: Hamilton, Butler County Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHEZ: Natchez / Hardy, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHKA: Blytheville, AR, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHUF: Terre Haute, Terre Haute Intl Arpt - Hulman Field, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIML: Imperial, Imperial Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KIND: Indianapolis, Indianapolis Intl Arpt, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLHQ: Lancaster, Fairfield County Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLIC: Limon, Limon Municipal Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLWV: Lawrenceville, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMCK: McCook, McCook Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMEM: Memphis, Memphis Intl Arpt, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMIE: Muncie, Delaware County-Johnson Field, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMKL: Jackson, McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KODX: Ord, Evelyn Sharp Field Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KOKK: Kokomo, Kokomo Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPRG: Paris, Edgar County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRAP: Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSDF: Louisville, Standiford Field, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSPB: Scappoose, Scappoose Industrial Airpark, OR, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KSPI: Springfield, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSTL: St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KUTA: Tunica, MS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KVTN: Valentine, Miller Field, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PABE: Bethel, Bethel Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PABL: Buckland, Buckland Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PADE: Deering, Deering/New Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAGM: Gambell, Gambell Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAKI: Kipnuk, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAKN: King Salmon, King Salmon Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PALG: Kalskag, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PANA: Napakiak AP, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PANI: Aniak, Aniak Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PANW: New Stuyahok, AK, United States
        Wind, 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
  • PAWM: White Mountain, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAYA: Yakutat, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PFKW: Kwethluk, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PPIT: Nunapitchuk, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SARC: Corrientes Aero., Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SARE: Resistencia Aero., Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SAVC: Comodoro Rivadavia Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • UIUU: Ulan-Ude, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


52 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)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1MN (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)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KWBF (OLD)
  • KXER (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • LTFM (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • VOKN (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)