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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122121
Currently using 36445 observations from 4944 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 21 21:44:41 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

2 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

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

37 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

12 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

48 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

4 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

10 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

15 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 940mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

42 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


7 stations reporting heavy snow

4 stations reporting any sleet

5 stations reporting any freezing rain

51 stations reporting heavy rain

26 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


9 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

22 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"

2 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"

4 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"

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

0 stations reporting hail

0 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

39 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 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

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

15 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

5 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

21 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYTE: Cape Dorset, NT, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • EHVL: Vlieland, Netherlands
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ENBN: Bronnoysund / Bronnoy, Norway
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAEX: Alexandria, Alexandria Intl Arpt, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KALW: Walla Walla, Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAQV: Peason Ridge/Polk, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAST: Astoria, Astoria Regional Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDRI: De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KEAT: Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial Airport, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEPH: Ephrata, Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KESF: Alexandria, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGAD: Gadsden Municipal, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KHIO: Portland, Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KLCH: Lake Charles, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMLU: Monroe, Monroe Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMWH: Moses Lake, Grant County Airport, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPQI: Presque Isle, ME, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KPUW: Pullman / Moscow, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRNV: Cleveland, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRSN: Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSEA: Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma Intl Arpt, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSPR: Ship Shoal, LA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KTCM: Tacoma / McChord AFB, WA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAMR: Anchorage, Merrill Field Airport, AK, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • SPME: Tumbes, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • ULAA: Arhangel'Sk, Russia
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity


21 unidentified stations (out of a total of 59 documented unknown stations)

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAT (OLD)
  • KQBG (OLD)
  • KQBT (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • WAQQ (NEW)