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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015041615
Currently using 36376 observations from 5068 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Apr 16 15:44:29 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

18 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

53 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

11 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

1 station 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

28 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

2 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

3 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

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

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


12 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

28 stations reporting heavy rain

11 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

3 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"

2 stations 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"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

49 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

3 stations 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

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

7 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

30 stations reporting dust or duststorm

10 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

13 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGTL: Thule A. B., Greenland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • DAUE: El Golea, Algeria
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • FTTJ: Ndjamena, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • GABS: Bamako / Senou, Mali
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • GAKY: Kayes, Mali
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • GQNI: Nema, Mauritania
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K0CO: Berthoud Pass, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K7BM: Cottonwood Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KAJL: Lava Mountain, WY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBGE: Bainbridge, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBWG: Bowling Green, KY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDCU: Decatur, Pryor Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFLL: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Smoke
  • KHZR: New Roads, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJFX: Jasper Walker and Bevill Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMDQ: Huntsville, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMGM: Montgomery, Dannelly Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOZR: Cairns Army Air Field / Ozark, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OISS: Shiraz, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OMAL: Al Ain Intl Arpt, United Arab Emirates
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Pressure, Visibility
  • UUWW: Moscow / Vnukovo, Russia
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • WBGB: Bintulu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • K18A (NEW)
  • K49A (NEW)
  • K9A5 (NEW)
  • KAJR (NEW)
  • KCXU (NEW)
  • KCZL (NEW)
  • KEBA (NEW)
  • KJZP (NEW)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LESU (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (NEW)
  • SEJD (NEW)
  • SENL (NEW)
  • SERB (NEW)
  • SERO (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WAHS (NEW)
  • WIEE (NEW)