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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015011715
Currently using 34779 observations from 4916 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Jan 17 15:44:46 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

5 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


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

34 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

23 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

41 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

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

17 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

24 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

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

5 stations reporting any freezing rain

9 stations reporting heavy rain

48 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


17 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

15 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

32 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"

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

0 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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

13 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

3 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

15 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

23 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWHO: Hopedale, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRO: Rose Spit, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWL: Bonilla Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYFT: Makkovik Airport, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • GQPA: Atar, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KBOK: Brookings, OR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KGEG: Spokane, Spokane Intl Arpt, WA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KMYP: Salida Mountain, Monarch Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRSP: Campd David, MD, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • LIVC: Monte Cimone, Italy
        Visibility, Volcanic Ash
  • LIVP: Paganella, Italy
        Wind, Visibility
  • PABE: Bethel, Bethel Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SVBC: Barcelona, Venezuela
        Dewpoint, Smoke


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

  • CYAT (NEW)
  • CYPO (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • K82C (NEW)
  • KAJL (NEW)
  • KJHN (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)