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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015011215
Currently using 40590 observations from 5013 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Jan 12 15:45:35 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

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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

35 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


9 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

14 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

26 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

63 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

68 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

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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

23 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

31 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

70 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

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

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


9 stations reporting heavy snow

9 stations reporting any sleet

50 stations reporting any freezing rain

73 stations reporting heavy rain

96 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


35 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

28 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"

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"

6 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"

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

1 station reporting hail

9 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

44 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

103 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


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

30 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

43 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

22 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYEG: Edmonton International, Alta., Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYRL: Red Lake, Ont., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXL: Sioux Lookout, Ont., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DXXX: Lome, Togo
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • EGEC: Campbeltown, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EGPA: Kirkwall Airport, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPB: Sumburgh Cape, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPM: Scatsa / Shetland Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENAL: Alesund / Vigra, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENBL: Forde / Bringeland, Norway
        Pressure, Thundersnow
  • ENBN: Bronnoysund / Bronnoy, Norway
        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
  • ENNE: Norne Fpso Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENNM: Namsos Lufthavn, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOA: Oseberg, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOL: Orland Iii, 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
  • ENSD: Sandane / Anda, Norway
        Pressure, Thunderstorm
  • ENSE: Snorre A Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSO: Stord / Soerstokken, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENST: Sandnessjoen / Stokka, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ESUT: Hemavan-Gierevarto, Sweden
        Wind, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • GQPA: Atar, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K1M4: Posey Field, AL, United Statse
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KARW: Beaufort, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBHC: Baxley Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCHS: Charleston, Charleston AFB, SC, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KCRE: North Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCTZ: Clinton, Sampson County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDPL: Kenansville, Duplin County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDQH: Douglas, Douglas Municipal Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDYB: Summerville, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGNA: Grand Marais, The Bay of Grand Marais, MN, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHLG: Wheeling, Wheeling Ohio County Airport, WV, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KHOE: Homerville, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KJFZ: Tazewell, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KJST: Johnstown, PA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KLBT: Lumberton, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMAO: Marion, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNRB: Mayport, Naval Air Facility, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRBW: Walterboro, SC, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KRDU: Raleigh / Durham, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRWI: Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSAV: Savannah, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSTF: Starkville Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTMA: Tift, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTTA: Sanford, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTWF: Twin Falls, ID, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KVDI: Vidalia, Vidalia Municipal Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LGNX: Cyclades Islands, Naxos Airport, Greece
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • LGPA: Paros Community Airport, Greece
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • LTBF: Balikesir, Turkey
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • LTBS: Dalaman, Turkey
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LTBT: Akhisar, Turkey
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • PASC: Deadhorse, Deadhorse Airport, AK, United States
        Ice Accretion, Aurora
  • SLTR: Trinidad, Bolivia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

  • CYAT (NEW)
  • CYPO (NEW)
  • ENVR (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)