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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2014032115
Currently using 34562 observations from 4974 different global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Mar 21 15:44:40 UTC 2014



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

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

11 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

39 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

27 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

21 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

60 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

39 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


14 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

31 stations reporting any freezing rain

8 stations reporting heavy rain

26 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


3 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

2 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

13 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"

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

1 station 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"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

16 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

4 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

9 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIRK: Reykjavik, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWZN: Sagona Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYFS: Fort Simpson, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • CYVQ: Norman Wells, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DAAJ: Djanet, Algeria
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • EFKU: Kuopio, Finland
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPM: Scatsa / Shetland Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENAN: Andoya, Norway
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ENFB: Oslo / Fornebu, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENGC: Gullfax Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQR: Snorre B Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSF: Statfjord Oil Rig, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • FOOG: Port-Gentil, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAKR: Akron, Akron Fulton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCDD: Crane Lake, Scotts Seaplane Base, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KDLH: Duluth, Duluth Intl Arpt, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KGFK: Grand Forks, Grand Forks Intl Arpt, ND, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSBM: Sheboygan, WI, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PHTO: Hilo, Hilo Intl Arpt, HI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • WAAA: Ujung Pandang / Hasanuddin, Indonesia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

  • EGSD (NEW)
  • FYRN (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • K1A9 (NEW)
  • K24J (NEW)
  • K4I7 (NEW)
  • KCVW (OLD)
  • KFGX (NEW)
  • KGNF (NEW)
  • KHME (NEW)
  • KPVE (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGR (NEW)
  • KQSJ (OLD)
  • KQVR (NEW)
  • KQVS (NEW)
  • KRNC (NEW)
  • KSYM (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MMPQ (NEW)
  • PANA (NEW)
  • PAQH (NEW)
  • PAUT (NEW)
  • PFKW (NEW)
  • PPIT (NEW)
  • SESG (NEW)
  • YAYT (NEW)