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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015051700
Currently using 34477 observations from 4716 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun May 17 00:44:31 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

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

68 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

29 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

0 stations 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

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

16 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

7 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1070mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1060-1069mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1059mb

1 station 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

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

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


2 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

84 stations reporting heavy rain

4 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


0 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

1 station reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

1 station 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"

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

37 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"

2 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

8 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

184 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

2 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

9 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station 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

  • CWAE: Whistler, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • CWFD: Cape Dyer, NT, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • K4BM: Wilkerson Pass, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • K5SM: Sunlight, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • KADC: Wadena, Wadena Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KADW: Camp Springs / Andrews AFB, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAQP: Appleton, Appleton Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KARA: New Iberia, Acadiana Regional Airport, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBLF: Bluefield, Mercer County Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBXA: Bogalusa, George R Carr Memorial Air Field, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCBK: Colby, KS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCBM: Columbus AFB, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCSM: Clinton, Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KDAA: Fort Belvoir, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDCA: Reagan National Airport, DC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KDEW: Deer Park, Deer Park Airport, WA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KELM: Elmira, Elmira / Corning Regional Airport, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEST: Estherville, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFEP: Freeport, Albertus Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFFM: Fergus Falls, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFRI: Fort Riley, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGCK: Garden City, Garden City Regional Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHBG: Hattiesburg, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHBR: Hobart, Hobart Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KHEY: Hanchey AHP / Ozark, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHKS: Jackson, Hawkins Field Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIAD: Washington-Dulles Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KJYO: Leesburg / Godfrey, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLBB: Lubbock, Lubbock Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • KLNS: Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLUA: Luray, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLWB: Lewisburg / Greenbrier, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMCK: McCook, McCook Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMDT: Harrisburg, Harrisburg Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMOT: Minot, Minot Intl Arpt, ND, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMOX: Morris Municipal, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMVE: Montevideo, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOMH: Orange, Orange County Airport, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOVL: Olivia, Olivia Regional Airport, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPIT: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Intl Arpt, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPKD: Park Rapids, Park Rapids Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRMN: Stafford, Stafford Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRSP: Campd David, MD, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSPW: Spencer, Spencer Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSRC: Searcy, Searcy Municipal Airport, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSTF: Starkville Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVVV: Ortonville, MN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KWWR: Woodward, West Woodward Airport, OK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KY19: Mandan, ND, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • MPEJ: Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport, Panama
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • SBUA: Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SCRM: Teniente Rodolfo, Antarctica
        Wind, Pressure
  • SKUI: Quibdo / El Carano, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKM: Malacca, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • ZGOW: Shantou, China
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • K0S9 (NEW)
  • K18A (NEW)
  • K49A (NEW)
  • K4A7 (NEW)
  • K9A5 (NEW)
  • KAJR (NEW)
  • KCXU (NEW)
  • KCZL (NEW)
  • KEBA (NEW)
  • KJZP (NEW)
  • KMBO (NEW)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KRPX (NEW)
  • KTVY (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (NEW)
  • SBSG (NEW)
  • SEJD (NEW)
  • SENL (NEW)
  • SERB (NEW)
  • SERO (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WAHQ (NEW)
  • WAHS (NEW)
  • WIEE (NEW)
  • YLHI (NEW)