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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015030418
Currently using 37195 observations from 4955 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Mar 4 18:44:52 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

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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

28 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

16 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

33 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

12 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


7 stations reporting heavy snow

14 stations reporting any sleet

33 stations reporting any freezing rain

56 stations reporting heavy rain

80 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


22 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

19 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

27 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"

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

2 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

1 station 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

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

22 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


8 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

3 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

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

25 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

9 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

23 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGKK: Kulusuk Lufthavn, Greenland
        Wind, Pressure
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • FGBT: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FNHU: Huambo Nova Lisboa, Angola
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDAL: Dallas, Dallas Love Field, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFWB: Branson West, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLNP: Wise / Lonesome Pine, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KLVS: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Municipal Airport, NM, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KMDH: Carbondale IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPBX: Pikeville, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KRBD: Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRYW: Lago Vista-Allen, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KUTA: Tunica, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SARF: Formosa Aerodrome, Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • WBSB: Brunei Airport, Brunei
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • YBCS: Cairns Airport, Australia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


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

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