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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122912
Currently using 38672 observations from 5013 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Dec 29 12:44:52 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

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

4 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

37 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


10 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

4 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

26 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

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

22 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

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

5 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

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

11 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

16 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

55 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


18 stations reporting heavy snow

18 stations reporting any sleet

40 stations reporting any freezing rain

55 stations reporting heavy rain

107 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


28 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

25 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

34 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"

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"

0 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"

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

0 stations reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

11 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

48 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


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

6 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

15 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

4 stations reporting dust or duststorm

4 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

19 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
  • CYQF: Red Deer, Alta., Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYSM: Fort Smith, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • EFKS: Kuusamo, Finland
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESNO: Ornskoldsvik Airport, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESNU: Umea Flygplats, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • FMCH: Hahaya Intl Arpt, Comoros
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KBDR: Bridgeport, CT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KGON: Groton/New London, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KHFD: Hartford, Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • 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
  • KMMK: Meriden, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMSS: Massena, Massena International-Richards Field, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPSF: Pittsfield, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, MA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • OESK: Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
        Thunderstorm, Dust/Duststorm
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Ice Accretion
  • SARL: Paso De Los Libres Aerodrome, Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBUG: Uruguaiana Aeroporto, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • UAKK: Karaganda, Kazakhstan
        Wind, Visibility
  • WIEE: Minangkabau Intl, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • YNTN: Normanton, Australia
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


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)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LTCW (NEW)
  • LTFK (NEW)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEDG (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)