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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122909
Currently using 38316 observations from 4827 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Dec 29 09:44:55 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

1 station 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

6 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

3 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

36 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


7 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

9 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

34 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

23 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

1 station reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

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

11 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

5 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

15 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

13 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

62 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


22 stations reporting heavy snow

15 stations reporting any sleet

44 stations reporting any freezing rain

102 stations reporting heavy rain

119 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


36 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

25 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

37 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"

2 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"

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

4 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

0 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

6 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

0 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

14 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 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

  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWMZ: Western Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWX: Cove Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYSM: Fort Smith, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • CYTZ: Toronto Island Airport, Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EFJY: Jyvaskyla, Finland
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • EFKS: Kuusamo, Finland
        Pressure, Visibility
  • EFRO: Rovaniemi, Finland
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • EGPM: Scatsa / Shetland Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ESNO: Ornskoldsvik Airport, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESSD: Borlange, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • KAPN: Alpena, Alpena County Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Thundersnow
  • KART: Watertown, Watertown Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KBDL: Windsor Locks, Bradley Intl Arpt, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBDR: Bridgeport, CT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KBUF: Buffalo, Greater Buffalo Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDKK: Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDSV: Dansville, Dansville Municipal Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KFQD: Rutherfordton, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGRD: Greenwood, Greenwood County Airport, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHVN: New Haven, Tweed-New Haven Airport, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KIAG: Niagara Falls, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KJST: Johnstown, PA, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KLAN: Lansing, Capital City Airport, MI, United States
        3/6-Hourly Precip Total, Ice Accretion
  • KLFI: Langley AFB, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMSS: Massena, Massena International-Richards Field, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KNUI: St. Inigoes, Webster Field, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPNE: NE Philadelphia, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPSF: Pittsfield, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KROC: Rochester, Greater Rochester Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • PADU: Unalaska, Unalaska Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • RJSA: Aomori Airport, Japan
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • SARF: Formosa Aerodrome, Argentina
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SBDN: Presidente Prudente, Brazil
        Thunderstorm, Visibility


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)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEDG (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • WAQQ (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)