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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015022606
Currently using 37355 observations from 4738 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Feb 26 06:45:04 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

1 station 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

3 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

19 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


7 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

11 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

24 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

23 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

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


2 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

2 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

28 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


29 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

9 stations reporting any freezing rain

77 stations reporting heavy rain

85 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


12 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

2 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

9 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"

9 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"

5 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

13 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

25 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


3 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

2 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

9 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

10 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 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

  • BIVM: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWAR: Argentia, Nfld, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYNA: Natashquan, Que., Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYSM: Fort Smith, NT, Canada
        Pressure, Aurora
  • EGPM: Scatsa / Shetland Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • KAKH: Gastonia, Gastonia Municipal Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KBHC: Baxley Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KCHS: Charleston, Charleston AFB, SC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDQH: Douglas, Douglas Municipal Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KGSO: Greensboro, Piedmont Triad Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KHOE: Homerville, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHXD: Hilton Head, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KILM: Wilmington, Wilmington Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJYL: Sylvania, Plantation Airpark, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KLBT: Lumberton, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLCQ: Lake City, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMKS: Berkeley, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KRDU: Raleigh / Durham, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KSAV: Savannah, GA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSPF: Spearfish / Clyde Ice, SD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSSI: Brunswick, Malcolm McKinnon Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSVN: Hunter U. S. Army Airfield, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTBR: Statesboro, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KTMA: Tift, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVAD: Moody AFB, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KVLD: Valdosta, Valdosta Regional Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KVTP: La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • PAIW: Wales, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PALU: Cape Lisburne, Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SANT: Tucuman Aerodrome, Argentina
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • UATT: Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan
        Pressure, Visibility
  • YHID: Horn Island, Australia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


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

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTF (NEW)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)