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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015030618
Currently using 35694 observations from 4992 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Mar 6 18:44:34 UTC 2015



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

2 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

5 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

8 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

28 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

31 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

32 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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

7 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 960mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

0 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

9 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

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


2 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

6 stations reporting heavy rain

21 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

8 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+"

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

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"

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

1 station reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

28 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

4 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations 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

23 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

8 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

  • BGKK: Kulusuk Lufthavn, Greenland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIEG: Egilsstadir, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIHN: Akurnes, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIKF: Keflavikurflugvollur, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYGT: Igloolik Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DIAP: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FAUP: Upington, South Africa
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • FOOG: Port-Gentil, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • GAKY: Kayes, Mali
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • LICD: Lampedusa, Italy
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIZB: Zabol, Iran
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PACM: Scammon Bay, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAMY: Mekoryuk, Mekoryuk Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SBCZ: Cruzeiro Do Sul, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBEK: Jacareacanga, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMBA: Sitiawan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • BIHU (NEW)
  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQRB (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • KQTF (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LESU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)