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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015081806
Currently using 35506 observations from 4778 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Aug 18 06:44:35 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

15 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


6 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

23 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

125 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

3 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

15 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

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

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

83 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

3 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

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

8 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

43 stations reporting heavy rain

3 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"

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

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

1 station 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"

1 station 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

77 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

26 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


2 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

2 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

25 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • K3K3: Syracuse, KS, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAIA: Alliance, Alliance Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KC75: Lacon, Marshall County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDR: Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCPR: Casper, Natrona County Intl Arpt, WY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCRW: Charleston, Yeager Airport, WV, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCUT: Custer, Custer County Airport, SD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDDC: Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDGW: Douglas, Converse County Airport, WY, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KJHN: Johnson City, KS, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KLBL: Liberal Municipal, KS, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLNK: Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLE: Omaha, Millard Airport, NE, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOFK: Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPHP: Philip, Philip Airport, SD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPKB: Parkersburg, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPPA: Pampa, Perry Lefors Field Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KRCA: Ellsworth AFB, SD, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSPD: Springfield, Comanche National Grassland, CO, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSUX: Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEGN: Gizan, Saudi Arabia
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OPST: Sambrial, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • OTBD: Doha Intl Arpt, Qatar
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • PHTO: Hilo, Hilo Intl Arpt, HI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • WBKK: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ENVR (NEW)
  • ESNV (NEW)
  • ESST (NEW)
  • ESUP (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • HTGW (NEW)
  • HUKA (OLD)
  • 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)
  • LTFK (NEW)
  • OEAR (NEW)
  • OITP (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WIEE (NEW)
  • YLHI (NEW)