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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015011218
Currently using 39926 observations from 4966 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Jan 12 18:45:25 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

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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

29 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


10 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

13 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

14 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

40 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

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

61 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

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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

24 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

35 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

82 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


11 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

34 stations reporting any freezing rain

80 stations reporting heavy rain

56 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


30 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

28 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

40 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"

0 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"

0 stations 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

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

2 stations reporting hail

5 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

56 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

110 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


0 stations 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

28 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

40 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

20 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWWK: White Rock, Canada
        Pressure Change, Hourly Precip Total
  • 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
  • CYXN: Whale Cove Airport, Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EFET: Enontekio, Finland
        Temperature, 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
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFB: Oslo / Fornebu, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFL: Floro, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENGC: Gullfax Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENHM: Heimdal Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOA: Oseberg, 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
  • ENSG: Sogndal / Haukasen, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSO: Stord / Soerstokken, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENST: Sandnessjoen / Stokka, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ESNZ: Ostersund Froson, Sweden
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ESUT: Hemavan-Gierevarto, Sweden
        Wind, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • K1M4: Posey Field, AL, United Statse
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KARW: Beaufort, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBCE: Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon Airport, UT, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KCAE: Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCDN: Camden, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCMD: Cullman, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCOS: Colorado Springs, CO, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • 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
  • KCWN: Cheyenne Moutain, CO, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KCWV: Claxton Evans, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KDPL: Kenansville, Duplin County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • 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
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHYW: Horry, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJER: Jerome, Jerome County Airport, ID, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KJNX: Smithfield, Johnston County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJYL: Sylvania, Plantation Airpark, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KMDQ: Huntsville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOGB: Orangeburg, Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KP59: Copper Harbor, MI, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KPGV: Pitt-Greenville Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPNE: NE Philadelphia, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KPOB: Pope AFB, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPUW: Pullman / Moscow, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KRBW: Walterboro, SC, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KRWI: Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSAV: Savannah, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTWF: Twin Falls, ID, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • LGSM: Samos Airport, Greece
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • LTBS: Dalaman, Turkey
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PAVC: King Cove, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBSP: Sao Paulo/Congonhas Aeroporto, Brazil
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • SVBC: Barcelona, Venezuela
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • UCFO: Osh, Kyrgyz Republic
        Visibility, Smoke


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

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