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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122715
Currently using 38676 observations from 5001 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sun Dec 27 15:45:11 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

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

1 station reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

8 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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

45 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

2 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

13 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

57 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

35 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

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

21 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

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

20 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


9 stations reporting heavy snow

9 stations reporting any sleet

27 stations reporting any freezing rain

108 stations reporting heavy rain

50 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


10 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

23 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"

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

4 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"

19 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

1 station 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"

0 stations 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

21 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

71 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

80 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

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

14 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

18 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

23 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGBW: Narsarsuaq, Greenland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWRU: Solander Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYOC: Old Crow Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYSF: Stony Rapids Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Pressure
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KABI: Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Thundersnow, Ice Accretion
  • KACT: Waco, Waco Regional Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KATT: Austin City, Austin Camp Mabry, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCCA: Clinton, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCDS: Childress, Childress Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KCIR: Cairo, Cairo Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCQC: Clines Corners, NM, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCUL: Carmi, Carmi Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCVN: Clovis Municipal, NM, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KCVS: Cannon AFB / Clovis, NM, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KCWC: Kickapoo, TX, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KDUC: Duncan, Halliburton Field Airport, OK, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KDUX: Dumas, Moore County Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDZB: Horsehoe Bay, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KELK: Elk City, OK, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KF44: Athens, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFAT: Fresno, Fresno Air Terminal, CA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KFSI: Fort Sill, OK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFTW: Fort Worth, Meacham Intl Arpt, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFWC: Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFWS: Fort Worth, Forth Worth Spinks Airport, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGVT: Greenville / Majors, TX, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KIDA: Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, ID, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KILE: Killeen Municipal, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KJSV: Sallisaw, Sallisaw Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLAW: Lawton, Lawton Municipal Airport, OK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLNC: Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLXY: Mexia Limestone, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KM25: Mayfield, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KM30: Metropolis, Metropolis Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLC: McAlester, McAlester Regional Airport, OK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNFW: Fort Worth, Naval Air Stn, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KOSU: Columbus, Ohio State University Airport, OH, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPPA: Pampa, Perry Lefors Field Airport, TX, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KPVJ: Pauls Valley, OK, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KRBD: Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRCE: Yukon, OK, United States
        Wind, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRKS: Rock Springs, WY, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • KRND: Randolph AFB, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRUE: Russellville, Russellville Regional Airport, AR, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KRWL: Rawlins, Rawlins Municipal Airport, WY, United States
        Pressure, Visibility
  • KRYW: Lago Vista-Allen, TX, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSDF: Louisville, Standiford Field, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTRL: Terrell, Terrell Municipal Airport, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KVES: Darke County Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • PACD: Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SARI: Iguazu Aerodrome, Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • UAAA: Almaty, Kazakhstan
        Visibility, Smoke
  • UEEE: Jakutsk, Russia
        Temperature, Visibility
  • WBGB: Bintulu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WBGG: Kuching, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


32 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)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MMPE (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • VOVZ (NEW)
  • WAQQ (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)