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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015022518
Currently using 38348 observations from 4978 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Feb 25 18:44:50 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

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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

25 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

4 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

34 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

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

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

43 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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

5 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

23 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


22 stations reporting heavy snow

6 stations reporting any sleet

14 stations reporting any freezing rain

45 stations reporting heavy rain

58 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

16 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

21 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

1 station 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"

1 station 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

7 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

47 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

5 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

3 stations reporting volcanic ash

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

13 stations reporting dust or duststorm

6 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

19 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BIAR: Akureyri, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • 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
  • CWBV: Beaven Island, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYFC: Fredericton, N. B., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYHZ: Halifax Intl Arpt, Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYLJ: Meadow Lake, Sask., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYPC: Paulatuk Airport, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYQM: Moncton, N. B., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYRA: Rae Lakes, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYSJ: Saint John, N. B., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYUT: Repulse Bay Airport, Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXN: Whale Cove Airport, Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • K79J: Andalusia, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBIX: Keesler AFB / Biloxi, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBTR: Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBXA: Bogalusa, George R Carr Memorial Air Field, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDTS: Destin, Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Airport, FL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEDN: Enterprise, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEGI: Duke Field / Eglin Auxiliary, FL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KELD: El Dorado, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KHBG: Hattiesburg, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHRT: Hurlburt Field, FL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KHZR: New Roads, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KICR: Winner, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLOR: Fort Rucker, Lowe Army Heliport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMOB: Mobile, Mobile Regional Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNMM: Meridian, Naval Air Stn, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPRN: Mac Creshaw Memorial,AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSHV: Shreveport, Shreveport Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KSPF: Spearfish / Clyde Ice, SD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSUX: Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin AFB, FL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • PAAQ: Palmer, Palmer Municipal Airport, AK, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • SPGM: Tingo Maria, Peru
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Bird Hazard
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard


17 unidentified stations (out of a total of 35 documented unknown stations)

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTF (NEW)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • SBSG (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)