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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2020081506
Currently using 35044 observations from 5027 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Aug 15 06:46:40 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

30 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


11 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

38 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

220 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station 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


1 station reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

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

145 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

1 station 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

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

5 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

53 stations reporting heavy rain

1 station 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"

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

14 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"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

1 station 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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

57 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

39 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

0 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

2 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • K24A: Sylva, NC, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KCHA: Chattanooga, Lovell Field, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KFFZ: Mesa / Falcon Field, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KGYR: Goodyear Municipal, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KHYR: Hayward, Hayward Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KINT: Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLRF: Little Rock AFB, AR, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KMWK: Mount Airy, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOWA: Owatonna, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPAM: Tyndall AFB, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KQEP: Gwangjuup Rws, Korea, Republic Of
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KQFX: Buron, Korea, Republic Of
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRSL: Russell, Russell Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KRST: Rochester, Rochester Intl Arpt, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRWI: Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTDR: Tyndall Drone Runway, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KTPF: Tampa, Knight Airport, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LYVR: Vrsac, Serbia and Montenegro
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMVR: Veracruz / Las Bajadas / General Heriberto Jara, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIBP: Persian Gulf Airport, Iran
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • RCMQ: Wuchia Observatory, Taiwan
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • RKSO: Osan Ab, Korea, South
        Dewpoint, Hourly Precip Total
  • RKSY: Yongsan / H-208 Hp, Korea, South
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VEGY: Gaya, India
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • VEJH: Jharsuguda, India
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • VIAG: Agra, India
        Dewpoint, Pressure
  • YLHI: Lord Howe Island Airport, Australia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENUN (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • EQPH (OLD)
  • EQYE (OLD)
  • EQYT (OLD)
  • EQYV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • HECP (OLD)
  • K0A0 (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IN (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)
  • KQHB (OLD)
  • KQHK (OLD)
  • KQIA (NEW)
  • KQJQ (NEW)
  • KQJZ (NEW)
  • KQM2 (OLD)
  • KQMK (OLD)
  • KQN3 (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)
  • LTFM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OIBH (NEW)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VOKN (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)
  • ZBAD (OLD)