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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015031600
Currently using 34595 observations from 4728 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Mar 16 00:44:37 UTC 2015



1 station 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

38 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

49 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

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

22 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

8 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

14 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

100 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1049mb


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

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

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

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


8 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

2 stations reporting any freezing rain

9 stations reporting heavy rain

13 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

0 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"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

1 station 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"

2 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

11 stations reporting thunder with rain


4 stations reporting blizzard conditions

5 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


1 station reporting aircraft mishap

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

5 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

12 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CAHR: Harrington, PE, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEF: Saint Paul Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEP: East Point, P. E. I, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWNE: North Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYQM: Moncton, N. B., Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYYG: Charlottetown, P. E. I., Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYYQ: Churchill, Man., Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • DGAA: Accra, Ghana
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ESUT: Hemavan-Gierevarto, Sweden
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • KAST: Astoria, Astoria Regional Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBGR: Bangor, Bangor Intl Arpt, ME, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KBOS: Boston, Logan Intl Arpt, MA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPDX: Portland, Portland Intl Arpt, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSLE: Salem, McNary Field, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTTD: Portland, Portland-Troutdale Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KUAO: Aurora, Aurora State Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KVUO: Vancouver, Pearson Airpark, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • Mini: UNKNOWN,
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PKWA: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • SBNF: Ministro Victor Konder Intl, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • UMKK: Kaliningrad/Khrabrovo Airport, Russia
        Pressure, Smoke


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTC (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)