Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Global extremes
This web page displays world cities having the most unique weather during the past three hours.
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Currently using 35277 observations from 5265 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Jun 23 18:31:35 UTC 2026
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Please note that observer typographic errors do occur and may take a few days to manually remove.
Also, note that this site only reports observations provided in METAR format. Observations provided only through non-METAR format (e.g. Vostok, Antarctica or Death Valley, CA among many others) are not included here.
Temperature:
- Maximum:
- Past 3 Hours: 46°C (114.8°F) [ORNI:Al-ashraf, Iraq]
- Past 24 Hours: 51°C (123.8°F) [OKAS:Al Jahra Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait]
- Past 72 Hours: 51°C (123.8°F) [OKAS:Al Jahra Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait]
- Since March 2007: 59°C (138.2°F) [DGLE:Tamale, Ghana] (1500Z 01 Sep 2025)
- Minimum:
- Past 3 Hours: -60°C (-76.0°F) [NZSP:Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica]
- Past 24 Hours: -62°C (-79.6°F) [NZSP:Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica]
- Past 72 Hours: -72°C (-97.6°F) [NZSP:Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica]
- Since March 2007: -92°C (-133.6°F) [CWJU:Langara, B. C., Canada] (0900Z 02 Sep 2025)