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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015021612
Currently using 37231 observations from 4963 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Feb 16 12:45:13 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

0 stations reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

1 station 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 dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

20 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


4 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

8 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

45 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

60 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

12 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

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

18 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

38 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


22 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

35 stations reporting any freezing rain

33 stations reporting heavy rain

97 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


22 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

13 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

22 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"

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

2 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

15 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

13 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

7 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station 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

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

12 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

14 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

11 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIIS: Isafjordur, Iceland
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWBK: Caribou Point, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWDM: Chevery, Que., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWNE: North Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWSA: Sable Island, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYFS: Fort Simpson, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • CYGV: Havre St Pierre, Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYQI: Yarmouth, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYQX: Gander Int. Airport, Nfld., Canada
        Pressure, Visibility
  • CYQY: Sydney, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYSM: Fort Smith, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • CYVQ: Norman Wells, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • KBBG: Branson, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDEQ: De Queen, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KGCM: Claremore, Claremore Regional Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KHFJ: Monett, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KHHW: Hugo, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKO: Muskogee, Davis Field, OK, United States
        Thundersnow, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KTUL: Tulsa, Tulsa Intl Arpt, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke


20 unidentified stations (out of a total of 34 documented unknown stations)

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • KQAX (NEW)
  • KQBC (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTF (NEW)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LESU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)