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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015022015
Currently using 36429 observations from 5059 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Feb 20 15:45:05 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

6 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

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

4 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

29 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

0 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

45 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

9 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

27 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

2 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


7 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

12 stations reporting any freezing rain

7 stations reporting heavy rain

45 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


4 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

4 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

2 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"

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

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

16 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

2 stations reporting volcanic ash

18 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

29 stations reporting dust or duststorm

13 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

13 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWCA: Cartwright, Nfld., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYCO: Coppermine, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYYR: Goose, Nfld., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CZUM: Churchill Falls, Nfld., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • DTTR: El Borma, Tunisia
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • ENNE: Norne Fpso Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KQGV: ALI AL SEALEM, KUWAIT
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OERR: Arar, Saudi Arabia
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OETR: Turaif, Saudi Arabia
        Hail, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OJAQ: Aqaba Airport, Jordan
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OKBK: Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
        Visibility, Dust/Duststorm
  • SPQT: Iquitos, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • UNAA: Abakan, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


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

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