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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015022218
Currently using 37370 observations from 4907 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Feb 22 18:45:09 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

19 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

42 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

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

89 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

2 stations 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

3 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

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

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

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

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


9 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

3 stations reporting any freezing rain

36 stations reporting heavy rain

48 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

10 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

13 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

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

0 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

1 station reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

22 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


6 stations reporting visibility of zero

32 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

32 stations reporting dust or duststorm

16 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIHN: Akurnes, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIIS: Isafjordur, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIKF: Keflavikurflugvollur, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIRK: Reykjavik, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIVM: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYHD: Dryden Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYKY: Kindersley, Sask., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYQK: Kenora, Ont., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DAAG: Dar-El-Beida, Algeria
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • DAUG: Ghardaia, Algeria
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DAUZ: In Amenas, Algeria
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGKB: Biggin Hill, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EGPB: Sumburgh Cape, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGPC: Wick, United Kingdom
        Wind, Pressure
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • FMNM: Majunga, Madagascar
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K0F2: Bowie, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KABI: Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBKD: Breckenridge, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCNM: Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport, NM, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDYS: Abilene, Dyess AFB, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • 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
  • KJST: Johnstown, PA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • LIBQ: Monte Scuro, Italy
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • MMTP: Tapachula, Mexico
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OEAH: Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • RODN: Kadena Ab, Japan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • SBQV: Vitoria Da Conquista, Brazil
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SBUA: Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Dust/Duststorm


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

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ETML (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)
  • URFF (OLD)