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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2014021518
Currently using 34587 observations from 4786 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Feb 15 18:44:57 UTC 2014



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

1 station reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

3 stations reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

0 stations reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

1 station 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

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

24 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

4 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

22 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

74 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

49 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

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


1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

15 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

59 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

35 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

39 stations reporting any freezing rain

14 stations reporting heavy rain

44 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"

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"

0 stations 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

1 station 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"

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

5 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

9 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations 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

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

12 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

13 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

29 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGKK: Kulusuk Lufthavn, Greenland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWAR: Argentia, Nfld, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRA: Cape Race, Nfld, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZN: Sagona Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZV: Cape Saint James, BC, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCY: Clyde, NT, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGUN: Mildenhall Royal AFB, United Kingdom
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EKGF: Tyra Oest, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENNE: Norne Fpso Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOL: Orland Iii, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • KAFF: Air Force Academy, CO, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBJC: Broomfield / Jeffco, CO, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KBKF: Aurora, Buckley AFB Airport, CO, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KLVN: Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • MMMA: Matamoros International, Mexico
        Visibility, Smoke
  • MNCH: Chinandega, Nicaragua
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • PACV: Cordova, Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAYA: Yakutat, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • UASP: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Smoke
  • UNOO: Omsk, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke
  • YHID: Horn Island, Australia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


12 unidentified stations (out of a total of 22 documented unknown stations)

  • HUKA (OLD)
  • KCVW (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSJ (OLD)
  • KSYM (OLD)
  • LTAO (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • PANA (NEW)
  • PAQH (NEW)
  • PFKW (NEW)
  • PPIT (NEW)