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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2020081218
Currently using 36325 observations from 5287 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Aug 12 18:46:43 UTC 2020



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

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

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

60 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


15 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

41 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

272 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

19 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

138 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 940mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

1 station 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

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

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

2 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

43 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"

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

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

15 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

5 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"

2 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

146 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station 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

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

6 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

21 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DATM: Bordj Mokhtar, Algeria
        Temperature, Thunderstorm
  • DRZA: Agadez, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • EDDK: Koeln / Bonn, Germany
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • GOOG: Linguere, Senegal
        Temperature, Thunderstorm
  • K33N: Chesworld Delware Airport, DE, United States
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • KBLM: Belmar-Farmingdale, NJ, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KBWG: Bowling Green, KY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCFE: Buffalo, Buffalo Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCPS: Cahokia / St. Louis, IL, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KENL: Centralia, Centralia Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KEZF: Fredericksburg, Shannon Airport, VA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFBL: Faribault Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFCM: Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFRG: Farmingdale, Republic Airport, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFXE: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KHKY: Hickory, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KISM: Orlando, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KLUA: Luray, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLVN: Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKT: Mankato, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMSP: Minneapolis, MN, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMSY: New Orleans, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KNBG: New Orleans, Naval Air Stn, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNEL: Lakehurst, NJ, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPHL: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KQHV: UNKNOWN,
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSBO: Swainsboro, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTDR: Tyndall Drone Runway, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVAY: Mount Holly, NJ, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KXNO: North Airfield, SC, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KXPY: Port Fourchon, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Visibility
  • MMMT: Minatitlan, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Pressure Change
  • MMPA: Poza Rica / Palizada, Mexico
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • MWCR: Owen Roberts Airportgrand Cayman, Cayman Islands
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • OIYY: Yazd, Iran
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMAL: Al Ain Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OPKC: Karachi Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • RKPK: Pusan / Kimhae Intl Arpt, Korea, South
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RKTF: Taejon, Korea, South
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Wind, Visibility
  • SKUC: Arauca / Santiago Perez, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SPMS: Yurimaguas, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • TJSJ: San Juan, Luis Munoz Marin Intl Arpt, PR, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • TLPC: Vigie, Saint Lucia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • TLPL: Hewanorra Intl Arpt, Saint Lucia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VEBN: Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VEGY: Gaya, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VIDP: New Delhi / Palam, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZHCC: Zhengzhou, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


105 unidentified stations (out of a total of 194 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENUN (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • EQPH (OLD)
  • EQYE (OLD)
  • EQYF (OLD)
  • EQYT (OLD)
  • EQYV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • HECP (OLD)
  • K0A0 (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • KC99 (OLD)
  • KCFO (OLD)
  • KEZP (OLD)
  • KGYF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KJSY (NEW)
  • KK82 (NEW)
  • KLNQ (OLD)
  • KMJD (NEW)
  • KMTK (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KNRN (NEW)
  • KPZZ (OLD)
  • KQA8 (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQB3 (NEW)
  • KQB4 (OLD)
  • KQBG (OLD)
  • KQBT (OLD)
  • KQC8 (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQEK (OLD)
  • KQEO (OLD)
  • KQFL (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQHB (OLD)
  • KQHK (OLD)
  • KQHP (NEW)
  • KQHQ (NEW)
  • KQHV (NEW)
  • KQHW (NEW)
  • KQHX (NEW)
  • KQHZ (NEW)
  • KQIA (NEW)
  • KQIC (NEW)
  • KQIF (NEW)
  • KQJQ (NEW)
  • KQM2 (OLD)
  • KQMK (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQS3 (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQSI (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQX2 (OLD)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KVGC (NEW)
  • KVHN (NEW)
  • KWBF (OLD)
  • KXER (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LEMI (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • LLER (OLD)
  • LTFM (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OIBH (NEW)
  • OPIS (OLD)
  • OSDO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VOKN (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)
  • ZBAD (OLD)