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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015022612
Currently using 37188 observations from 4943 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Feb 26 12:45:20 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

1 station 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

15 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

6 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

31 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

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

50 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

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


1 station reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

8 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

27 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


10 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

8 stations reporting any freezing rain

31 stations reporting heavy rain

68 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


12 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

13 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

18 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"

8 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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

25 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

31 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


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

10 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

19 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

8 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
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWEF: Saint Paul Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYOD: Cold Lake, Alta., Canada
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • GQPZ: Zoueratt Tazadit, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KILM: Wilmington, Wilmington Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJEF: Jefferson City,MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KNCA: Jacksonville MCAS, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KNKT: Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Stn, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNTU: Virginia Beach, Oceana, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KORL: Orlando, Orlando Executive Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTRI: Bristol, TN, United States
        Snowincrease, Ice Accretion
  • KTYS: Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KVIH: Rolla / Vichy, Rolla National Airport, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • LICC: Catania / Fontanarossa, Italy
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PALU: Cape Lisburne, Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PATE: Teller, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SASA: Salta Aerodrome, Argentina
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Visibility, Bird Hazard
  • YBRM: Broome Airport, Australia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • YPBO: Paraburdoo, Australia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


17 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)
  • LESU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)