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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015051821
Currently using 35389 observations from 4915 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon May 18 21:44:30 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

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

12 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

6 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

77 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

1 station reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

11 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

0 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

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

53 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

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

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

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


1 station reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

1 station reporting any freezing rain

56 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

0 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"

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

20 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"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

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


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

1 station reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

3 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

127 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

12 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

1 station reporting volcanic ash

0 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

20 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • DIAP: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FGBT: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K0CO: Berthoud Pass, CO, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • K1R7: Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • K5R8: De Quincy, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K6A1: Butler, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K6R3: Cleveland, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KACJ: Americus, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAEX: Alexandria, Alexandria Intl Arpt, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBAD: Barksdale AFB, LA, United States
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBIJ: Blakely, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KCXY: Harrisburg, Capital City Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDRI: De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KECG: Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Stn, NC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEGI: Duke Field / Eglin Auxiliary, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KESF: Alexandria, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFTY: Atlanta (Fulton County), GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGAO: Galliano, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGSP: Greer, Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHMZ: Bedford, Bedford County Airport, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KILG: Wilmington, New Castle County Airport, DE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KIPT: Williamsport, PA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KIYA: Abbeville, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KL38: Gonzales, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLFT: Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLUL: UNKNOWN,
        Hourly Precip Total, Visibility
  • KMCN: Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMGE: Marietta / Dobbins AFB, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMSY: New Orleans, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNEW: New Orleans Lakefront Airport, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPDK: Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPOE: Fort Polk, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRSN: Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSBY: Salisbury, MD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSEG: Selinsgrove, Penn Valley Airport, PA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSHV: Shreveport, Shreveport Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KWRB: Warner Robins AFB, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • LYPG: Podgorica Titograd, Serbia and Montenegro
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • MHNO: Guanaja, Honduras
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • SKMR: Monteria / Los Garzones, Colombia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAER (NEW)
  • 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)
  • KLUL (NEW)
  • KMBO (NEW)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KRPX (NEW)
  • KTVY (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (NEW)
  • SEJD (NEW)
  • SENL (NEW)
  • SERB (NEW)
  • SERO (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WAHS (NEW)
  • YLHI (NEW)