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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015011212
Currently using 39757 observations from 4930 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Jan 12 12:45:21 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

0 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

24 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


4 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

13 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

19 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

68 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

55 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

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

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


1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

22 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

29 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 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

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

7 stations reporting any sleet

39 stations reporting any freezing rain

84 stations reporting heavy rain

119 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


30 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

23 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

30 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"

2 stations 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"

8 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"

0 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

11 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

41 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

58 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


3 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

13 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

40 stations reporting dust or duststorm

5 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

18 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYRB: Resolute, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGOM: Spadeadam, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EGPA: Kirkwall Airport, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPB: Sumburgh Cape, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPC: Wick, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPM: Scatsa / Shetland Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPO: Stornoway, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENBR: Bergen / Flesland, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFB: Oslo / Fornebu, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFL: Floro, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENGC: Gullfax Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENHD: Haugesund / Karmoy, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENHM: Heimdal Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOA: Oseberg, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOV: Orsta-Volda / Hovden, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQA: Troll A Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQC: Troll C Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQR: Snorre B Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENRM: Rorvik / Ryum, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSE: Snorre A Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSL: Sleipner A Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSO: Stord / Soerstokken, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • K40J: Perry-Foley, Perry-Foley Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDN: Camden, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCKI: Williamsburg, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCRE: North Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCUB: Columbia, Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDYB: Summerville, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHFF: Mackall U. S. Army Airfield, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thundersnow
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KMAO: Marion, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMKS: Berkeley, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KRCZ: Rockingham, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSMS: Sumter, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTTA: Sanford, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KUTA: Tunica, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVAD: Moody AFB, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LGMK: Mikonos Island, Mikonos Airport, Greece
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LTBF: Balikesir, Turkey
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • LTBU: Corlu, Turkey
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • PASC: Deadhorse, Deadhorse Airport, AK, United States
        Ice Accretion, Aurora
  • PAVC: King Cove, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WMKI: Ipoh, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • CYAT (NEW)
  • CYPO (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • K82C (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQMR (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (NEW)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LESU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)