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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122821
Currently using 36938 observations from 4923 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Mon Dec 28 21:45:06 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

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

1 station reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

45 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

8 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

56 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

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

37 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

31 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

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

28 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

65 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


17 stations reporting heavy snow

22 stations reporting any sleet

62 stations reporting any freezing rain

120 stations reporting heavy rain

115 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


30 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

21 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

45 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"

3 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

1 station reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

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

23 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"

2 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

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

43 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


2 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

2 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

10 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

8 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations 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

  • BIEG: Egilsstadir, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWZQ: Grand Etang, N. S., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • ESCF: Linkoping / Malmen, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESNU: Umea Flygplats, Sweden
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • ESSD: Borlange, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESSP: Norrkoping, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • K0J4: Florala/florala Mun, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • K8A0: Albertville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAAA: Lincoln, Logan County Airport, IL, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KADG: Adrian, Lenawee County Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KALX: Alexander City, Thomas C Russell Field Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAMW: Ames, Ames Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KAOH: Lima, Lima Allen County Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBEH: Benton Harbor, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBHM: Birmingham, Birmingham Intl Arpt, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBIV: Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBMG: Bloomington, Monroe County Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBTL: Battle Creek, Kellogg Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCDN: Camden, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KCEW: Crestview, Sikes Airport, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KCMI: Champaign / Urbana, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCWI: Clinton Municipal, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDAY: Dayton, Cox Dayton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDEC: Decatur, Decatur Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KENW: Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KEVV: Evansville, Evansville Regional Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEYE: Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFDY: Findlay, Findlay Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFFO: Dayton / Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFLD: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFWA: Fort Wayne, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KGEZ: Shelbyville, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KGUS: Grissom AFB / Peru, IN, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KHAO: Hamilton, Butler County Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHRT: Hurlburt Field, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHUA: Redstone AAF, Hunstville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHUF: Terre Haute, Terre Haute Intl Arpt - Hulman Field, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIND: Indianapolis, Indianapolis Intl Arpt, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIOW: Iowa City, Iowa City Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KISW: Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJKA: Gulf Shores, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KJXN: Jackson, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLAF: Lafayette, Purdue University Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KLWV: Lawrenceville, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLXT: Lee's Summit, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMDH: Carbondale IL, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMDQ: Huntsville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMDW: Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMGM: Montgomery, Dannelly Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMGY: Dayton, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMKC: Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMKE: Milwaukee, General Mitchell Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KMLI: Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMNN: Marion, Marion Municipal Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KMTO: Mattoon / Charleston, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMXF: Maxwell AFB / Montgomery, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KNDZ: Milton, Whiting Field South, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNSE: Milton, Whiting Field North, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOJC: Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KPMU: Batesville, MS, United States
        Wind, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KPNS: Pensacola, Pensacola Regional Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPOF: Poplar Bluff, MO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KQBL: Fl Hurlbert, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRFD: Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSBN: South Bend, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSCD: Sylacauga, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSPW: Spencer, Spencer Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSTJ: St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSTL: St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis Intl Arpt, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTDZ: Toledo, Metcalf Field, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KTNB: Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTOI: Troy, Troy Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTOL: Toledo, Toledo Express Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KUGN: Chicago / Waukegan, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KVPZ: Valparaiso, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • LSZG: Grenchen, Switzerland
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • PACD: Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PADU: Unalaska, Unalaska Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PFKT: Brevig Mission Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBCR: Corumba, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBOI: Oiapoque, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SBTU: Tucurui, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • UAKK: Karaganda, Kazakhstan
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • WSSS: Singapore / Changi Airport, Singapore
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


22 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)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)