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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122418
Currently using 37100 observations from 4976 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Dec 24 18:44:51 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

6 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

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

46 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

14 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

64 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

41 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

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


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 940mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

17 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

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

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

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


17 stations reporting heavy snow

3 stations reporting any sleet

7 stations reporting any freezing rain

43 stations reporting heavy rain

21 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

3 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"

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

12 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"

3 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

73 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


9 stations reporting visibility of zero

58 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


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

22 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CWBE: Killarney, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWCI: Caribou Island, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEF: Saint Paul Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWMZ: Western Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYAH: La Grande Iv, Que., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYKQ: Waskaganish Airport, Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • CYLU: Kangiksualujjuaq A, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYYU: Kapuskasing, Ont., Canada
        Wind, Pressure
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFL: Floro, Norway
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K49A: Eillijay, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K79J: Andalusia, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KADU: Audubon, Audubon County Airport, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KAVL: Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBTA: Blair, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBUF: Buffalo, Greater Buffalo Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCMX: Hancock, Houghton County Memorial Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KCSG: Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFTY: Atlanta (Fulton County), GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFVX: Farmville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGLR: Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGPT: Gulfport, MS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGVL: Gainesville, Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHKY: Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KINT: Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMTV: Martinsville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOMA: Omaha, Eppley Airfield, NE, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KOZR: Cairns Army Air Field / Ozark, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPDK: Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRIC: Richmond, Richmond Intl Arpt, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSXT: Sexton Summit, OR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KTOI: Troy, Troy Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KXSA: Tappahannock, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • OERK: King Khaled Intl Arpt, Saudi Arabia
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • SAVC: Comodoro Rivadavia Aerodrome, Argentina
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • SLCB: Cochabamba, Bolivia
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Thunderstorm, Bird Hazard
  • UEEE: Jakutsk, Russia
        Temperature, Visibility
  • ZYHB: Harbin, China
        Visibility, Smoke


25 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)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LTCW (NEW)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MMPE (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)