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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015041715
Currently using 38241 observations from 5060 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Apr 17 15:44:30 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

1 station reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

1 station reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

14 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

57 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

6 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

1 station 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

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

26 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

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

2 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

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

0 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

46 stations reporting heavy rain

11 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

5 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"

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

3 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

1 station reporting hail

12 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

67 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station 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

10 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

27 stations reporting dust or duststorm

14 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

16 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYPX: Povungnituq, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • EDMA: Augsburg, Germany
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • GQNI: Nema, Mauritania
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K0CO: Berthoud Pass, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KAAO: Wichita, Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KABH: El Paso County, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAFF: Air Force Academy, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KAWM: West Memphis, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAXS: Altus, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBDU: Boulder, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGHB: Garden Banks172, LA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KGMJ: Grove, Grove Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIAB: McConnell AFB, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLTS: Altus AFB, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLXV: Leadville, Lake County Airport, CO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMNH: Elbert Mountain, Monument Pass, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPPF: Parsons, Tri-City Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPWA: Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSLN: Salina, Salina Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KWLD: Winfield / Arkansas City, Strother Field, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LFSO: Nancy / Ochey, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LHPR: Gyor Per, Hungary
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • MHLE: La Esperanza, Honduras
        Visibility, Smoke
  • NZCM: Williams Field, Antarctica
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OIAM: Bandar Mahshahr / Mahshahr, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • OISS: Shiraz, Iran
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • SARE: Resistencia Aero., Argentina
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • VAAH: Ahmadabad, India
        Temperature, Smoke
  • WMKK: Sepang/KL Intl Arpt, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAER (NEW)
  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • K18A (NEW)
  • K49A (NEW)
  • K9A5 (NEW)
  • KAJR (NEW)
  • KCXU (NEW)
  • KCZL (NEW)
  • KEBA (NEW)
  • KJZP (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)