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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122412
Currently using 38168 observations from 5019 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Dec 24 12:44:50 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

4 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

7 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

43 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

74 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

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

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

30 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

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

18 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

16 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


4 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

6 stations reporting any freezing rain

67 stations reporting heavy rain

35 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


14 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

10 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

17 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"

5 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"

10 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

0 stations reporting hail

3 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

74 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

0 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

7 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

12 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

15 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWCI: Caribou Island, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWNL: Great Duck Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • DATM: Bordj Mokhtar, Algeria
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Visibility, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EGKB: Biggin Hill, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • FTTY: Faya, Chad
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K1A5: Franklin, Macon County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • K4A9: Fort Payne, Isbell Field Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K8A0: Albertville, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KANB: Anniston, Anniston Metropolitan Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KANJ: Sault Ste. Marie, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KAPN: Alpena, Alpena County Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KBEH: Benton Harbor, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCJR: Culpeper, Culpeper County Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCMX: Hancock, Houghton County Memorial Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCSG: Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCVC: Covington, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEUF: Eutfaula, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFVX: Farmville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGLR: Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHIB: Hibbing, Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, MN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KHYR: Hayward, Hayward Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLSF: Fort Benning, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLWB: Lewisburg / Greenbrier, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMBS: Saginaw, MBS Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMTV: Martinsville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KP59: Copper Harbor, MI, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KPLN: Pellston, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KPSK: Dublin / New River Valley, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRHP: Andrews, Andrews-Murphy Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRMG: Rome, R. B. Russell Airport, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSBM: Sheboygan, WI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSPA: Spartanburg Memorial, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTOL: Toledo, Toledo Express Airport, OH, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KTRI: Bristol, TN, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KTYS: Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KUKF: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVJI: Abingdon, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KWAL: Wallops Island, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KXSA: Tappahannock, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • UEEE: Jakutsk, Russia
        Temperature, Visibility
  • WMKJ: Johore Bharu / Senai, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKK: Sepang/KL Intl Arpt, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


31 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)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQHU (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LTCW (NEW)
  • LTFK (NEW)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEDG (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • WAQQ (NEW)