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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015081803
Currently using 33627 observations from 4677 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Aug 18 03:44:34 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

2 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

55 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


6 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

17 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

116 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

6 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

19 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

3 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

50 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 950mb

1 station 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

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

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


0 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

52 stations reporting heavy rain

2 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"

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

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

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

16 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

3 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"

0 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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

107 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

2 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

6 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

30 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • K3J7: Greensboro, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K49A: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K4MR: Melrose Gunnery Range, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAJR: UNKNOWN,
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KASE: Aspen, Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KBYG: Buffalo, Buffalo Johnson County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KC75: Lacon, Marshall County Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KCPR: Casper, Natrona County Intl Arpt, WY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCWN: Cheyenne Moutain, CO, United States
        Pressure, Thunderstorm
  • KDGW: Douglas, Converse County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KFAT: Fresno, Fresno Air Terminal, CA, United States
        Temperature, Smoke
  • KFFZ: Mesa / Falcon Field, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KFWA: Fort Wayne, IN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGBG: Galesburg, Galesburg Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGYR: Goodyear Municipal, AZ, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KJHN: Johnson City, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KMCW: Mason City, Mason City Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOFK: Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQFI: UNKNOWN,
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KRDD: Redding, Redding Municipal Airport, CA, United States
        Temperature, Smoke
  • KRIW: Riverton, Riverton Regional Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSHR: Sheridan, Sheridan County Airport, WY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSPD: Springfield, Comanche National Grassland, CO, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSYF: St. Francis, KS, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTBN: Fort Leonard Wood, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTPF: Tampa, Knight Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • MMMD: Merida / lic Manuel Crecencio, Mexico
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • PABV: Birchwood, Birchwood Airport, AK, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • RJFG: Tanegashima Airport, Japan
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RJTO: Oshima Airport, Japan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • TJSJ: San Juan, Luis Munoz Marin Intl Arpt, PR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ESNV (NEW)
  • ESST (NEW)
  • ESUP (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • HTGW (NEW)
  • K0S9 (NEW)
  • K18A (NEW)
  • K49A (NEW)
  • K4A7 (NEW)
  • K9A5 (NEW)
  • KAJR (NEW)
  • KCXU (NEW)
  • KCZL (NEW)
  • KEBA (NEW)
  • KEKS (NEW)
  • KJAU (NEW)
  • KJZP (NEW)
  • KLUL (NEW)
  • KMBO (NEW)
  • KOZS (NEW)
  • KQAL (NEW)
  • KQAT (NEW)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQFI (NEW)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (NEW)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KRPX (NEW)
  • KTVY (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (NEW)
  • OITP (NEW)
  • SEGS (NEW)
  • SERO (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WAQQ (NEW)
  • WIEE (NEW)
  • YLHI (NEW)