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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015010415
Currently using 39898 observations from 4896 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Jan 4 15:46:10 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

7 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

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

20 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

22 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

141 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

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

8 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

50 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


14 stations reporting heavy snow

9 stations reporting any sleet

42 stations reporting any freezing rain

87 stations reporting heavy rain

71 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


27 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

26 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"

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

18 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

31 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


10 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

20 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

16 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIVM: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWHL: Holland Rock, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWJU: Langara, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWQS: Kindakun Rocks, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRO: Rose Spit, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWVU: Brier Island, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZL: Cumshewa Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZV: Cape Saint James, BC, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYDA: Dawson, Y. T., Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • CYEG: Edmonton International, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYLL: Lloydminister, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQH: Watson Lake, Y. T., Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • CYQU: Grande Prairie, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXE: Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXJ: Fort St John, B. C., 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
  • CYZV: Sept-Iles, Que., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CZFA: Faro Airport, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • FTTY: Faya, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • GMMH: Dakhla, Morocco
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K2DP: Dare County Gunnery Range, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K54J: DeFuniak Springs, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAHN: Athens, Athens Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAUG: Augusta, Augusta State Airport, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBGR: Bangor, Bangor Intl Arpt, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDHN: Dothan, Dothan Regional Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KECG: Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Stn, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEDN: Enterprise, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEUF: Eutfaula, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KGUP: Gallup, Gallup Municipal Airport, NM, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KHTL: Houghton Lake, Roscommon County Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KIWI: Wiscasset, Wiscasset Airport, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KIXA: Roanoke Rapids, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIZG: Fryeburg, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLQK: Pickens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLSF: Fort Benning, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMLT: Millinocket, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNCA: Jacksonville MCAS, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KONX: Currituck, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPAM: Tyndall AFB, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

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