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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015010412
Currently using 39879 observations from 4809 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Jan 4 12:45:35 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

0 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

6 stations 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

4 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

22 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

6 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

18 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

140 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

3 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

43 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


10 stations reporting heavy snow

7 stations reporting any sleet

46 stations reporting any freezing rain

111 stations reporting heavy rain

93 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


35 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

33 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

43 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"

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

21 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

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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

43 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 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

11 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

20 stations reporting dust or duststorm

8 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

17 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWJU: Langara, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWQS: Kindakun Rocks, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZV: Cape Saint James, BC, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYQH: Watson Lake, Y. T., Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYQR: Regina, Sask., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQU: Grande Prairie, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYYC: Calgary International, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYZP: Sandspit, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • FMNN: Fascene Nossi-Be, Madagascar
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FTTY: Faya, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • GMMH: Dakhla, Morocco
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K19A: Jeferson, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K54J: DeFuniak Springs, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • K79J: Andalusia, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KALX: Alexander City, Thomas C Russell Field Airport, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KAUG: Augusta, Augusta State Airport, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCON: Concord, Concord Municipal Airport, NH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCTJ: West Georgia Regional, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KEDN: Enterprise, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEGI: Duke Field / Eglin Auxiliary, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFFC: Atlanta, Peachtree City-Falcon Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFIT: Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KFTY: Atlanta (Fulton County), GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGZH: Evergreen, Middleton Field, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KHIE: Whitefield, Mount Washington Regional Airport, NH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIWI: Wiscasset, Wiscasset Airport, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KIZG: Fryeburg, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KJKA: Gulf Shores, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLEB: Lebanon, Lebanon Municipal Airport, NH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLGC: La Grange, Callaway Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLQK: Pickens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMGE: Marietta / Dobbins AFB, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMGM: Montgomery, Dannelly Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMHT: Manchester, Manchester Airport, NH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOZR: Cairns Army Air Field / Ozark, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPDK: Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPUJ: Dallas, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTOI: Troy, Troy Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVSF: Springfield, VT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • UMBB: Brest, Belarus
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • WBKL: Labuan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • YPPD: Port Hedland Pardoo, Australia
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity


14 unidentified stations (out of a total of 30 documented unknown stations)

  • CYPO (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • GAOR (NEW)
  • KQBK (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQMR (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (NEW)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)