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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015081821
Currently using 37133 observations from 4952 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Aug 18 21:44:51 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

49 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


5 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

23 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

148 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

2 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

12 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


3 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

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

130 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

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

0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

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

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


3 stations reporting heavy snow

0 stations reporting any sleet

0 stations reporting any freezing rain

149 stations reporting heavy rain

0 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

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

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

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

2 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"

1 station 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

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

171 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations 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

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

1 station reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

7 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

28 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYHA: Quaqtaq Airport, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • CYWA: Petawawa, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • DABB: Annaba, Algeria
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • DAUK: Touggourt, Algeria
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DAUU: Ouargla, Algeria
        Temperature, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGYP: Mount Pleasant Airport, South Georgia and the Islands
        Wind, Visibility
  • K1L0: Reserve, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • K5R8: De Quincy, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAFP: Wadesboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KANB: Anniston, Anniston Metropolitan Airport, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KARA: New Iberia, Acadiana Regional Airport, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KASD: Slidell, Slidell Airport, LA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KASN: Talladega, AL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAWG: Washington, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBBP: Bennettsville, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KBCB: Virginia Tech Airport, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KBIJ: Blakely, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KCCY: Charles City, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCIC: Chico Municipal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Smoke
  • KCKI: Williamsburg, SC, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KCPS: Cahokia / St. Louis, St. Louis Downtown Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCQW: Chesterfield, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCVC: Covington, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDAN: Danville, Danville Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDCU: Decatur, Pryor Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDNL: Augusta, Daniel Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDSM: Des Moines, Des Moines Intl Arpt, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KEAU: Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEDW: Edwards AFB, CA, United States
        Temperature, Visibility
  • KFBG: Fort Bragg, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFIN: Bunnell, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFRI: Fort Riley, KS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGEV: Jefferson, Ashe County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGGW: Glasgow, Glasgow Intl Arpt, MT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHEY: Hanchey AHP / Ozark, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KHON: Huron, Huron Regional Airport, SD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHQI: High Island 376, TX, United States
        Dewpoint, Visibility
  • KHSV: Huntsville, Huntsville International / Jones Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHYW: Horry, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KI63: Mount Sterling, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLFT: Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLGC: La Grange, Callaway Airport, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KLRO: Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMKS: Berkeley, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNID: China Lake, Naval Air Facility, CA, United States
        Temperature, Smoke
  • KOEO: Osceola, L O Simenstad Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KOJC: Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KORH: Worcester, Worcester Regional Airport, MA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOVS: Boscobel, Boscobel Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOZR: Cairns Army Air Field / Ozark, AL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KPEO: Penn Yan, Penn Yan Airport, NY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KPOB: Pope AFB, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPOE: Fort Polk, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPUJ: Dallas, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KPVC: Provincetown, MA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KPXE: Perry, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KQWM: CAMP UDAIRI, KUWAIT
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KRDD: Redding, Redding Municipal Airport, CA, United States
        Temperature, Smoke
  • KRGK: Red Wing, Red Wing Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRNH: New Richmond, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KSET: St. Charles, MO, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KSFB: Orlando / Sanford Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTBN: Fort Leonard Wood, MO, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTLH: Tallahassee, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KUIN: Quincy, IL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KUXL: Southland Fld / Sulphur, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin AFB, FL, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KWDR: Winder, Winder-Barrow Airport, GA, United States
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • LIMF: Torino / Caselle, Italy
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • LIMH: Pian Rosa, Italy
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • LIVR: Passo Rolle, Italy
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • OEGN: Gizan, Saudi Arabia
        Dewpoint, Dust/Duststorm
  • OPLA: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
        Thunderstorm, Smoke
  • OPMT: Multan, Pakistan
        Dewpoint, Smoke
  • SCFM: Capitan Fuentes Martinez, Chile
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SPIM: Lima-Callao, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • SPQT: Iquitos, Peru
        Thunderstorm, Bird Hazard
  • SPYL: Talara, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Dust/Duststorm


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ESNV (NEW)
  • ESST (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (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)
  • KQBG (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)
  • SEJD (NEW)
  • SENL (NEW)
  • SERB (NEW)
  • SERO (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • WAQQ (NEW)
  • YLHI (NEW)