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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015030200
Currently using 36024 observations from 4750 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Mar 2 00:44:39 UTC 2015



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations 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 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


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

29 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

10 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

30 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

28 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

0 stations reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

5 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

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

41 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

10 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

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

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


6 stations reporting heavy snow

7 stations reporting any sleet

52 stations reporting any freezing rain

60 stations reporting heavy rain

102 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


26 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

19 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

23 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"

5 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"

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

7 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"

1 station 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

28 stations reporting thunder with rain


5 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


8 stations reporting visibility of zero

30 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

8 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

9 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYCO: Coppermine, NT, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYEK: Arviat Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYRT: Rankin Inlet, NT, Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CZCP: Cape Parry, NT, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • EHGR: Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • EHVK: Volkel, Netherlands
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • ENBN: Bronnoysund / Bronnoy, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENNE: Norne Fpso Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENOV: Orsta-Volda / Hovden, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENST: Sandnessjoen / Stokka, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENVA: Trondheim / Vaernes, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • KACP: Oakdale, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCPW: Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KESF: Alexandria, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIER: Natchitoches, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLCH: Lake Charles, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLFT: Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KSMO: Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport, CA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSNC: Chester, CT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • LHPR: Gyor Per, Hungary
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PHTO: Hilo, Hilo Intl Arpt, HI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SARL: Paso De Los Libres Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • YBRM: Broome Airport, Australia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQGA (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTF (NEW)
  • KQTM (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)