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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015123021
Currently using 38057 observations from 4937 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Dec 30 21:44:46 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

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

2 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

5 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

58 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


4 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

12 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

18 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

44 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

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

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


1 station reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

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

40 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

6 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

17 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

25 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

22 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

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

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


6 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

6 stations reporting any freezing rain

102 stations reporting heavy rain

23 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


14 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

9 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

40 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"

0 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"

27 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"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

3 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

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

73 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

1 station reporting near-blizzard conditions


5 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station 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

19 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

8 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 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

  • BIHN: Akurnes, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • EGJA: Alderney / Channel Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EGVA: Fairford Royal AFB, United Kingdom
        Temperature, Dewpoint
  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K79J: Andalusia, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAJR: Cornelia, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KBBP: Bennettsville, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCEW: Crestview, Sikes Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCPK: Chesapeake, Chesapeake Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCTZ: Clinton, Sampson County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KEGI: Duke Field / Eglin Auxiliary, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KEOE: Newberry, SC, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KFAY: Fayetteville, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFDW: Winnsboro, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFFC: Atlanta, Peachtree City-Falcon Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KGSB: Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIXA: Roanoke Rapids, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KJNX: Smithfield, Johnston County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLBT: Lumberton, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLOR: Fort Rucker, Lowe Army Heliport, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KLUX: Laurens, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMLJ: Milledgeville, Baldwin County Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KNPA: Pensacola, Naval Air Stn, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KONX: Currituck, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KORH: Worcester, Worcester Regional Airport, MA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KQBL: Fl Hurlbert, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KQHY: Fl Hurlbert, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KRCZ: Rockingham, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KRKD: Rockland / Knox, ME, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KROW: Roswell, NM, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KSFQ: Suffolk, Suffolk Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSPA: Spartanburg Memorial, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KTOI: Troy, Troy Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KUAO: Aurora, Aurora State Airport, OR, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KUZA: Rock Hill, SC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KVPS: Valparaiso / Eglin AFB, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KWDR: Winder, Winder-Barrow Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • LTBF: Balikesir, Turkey
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Smoke
  • NSTU: Pago Pago, US Minor Outlying Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PABI: Delta Junction/Ft Greely, AK, United States
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • PACD: Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PACZ: Cape Romanzof, Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PADM: Marshall, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAIG: Igiugig, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAIL: Iliamna, Iliamna Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAMC: McGrath, McGrath Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PANI: Aniak, Aniak Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAOU: Nelson Lagoon, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAQH: Quinhagak Kwinhagak, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PATG: Togiac Village, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAVC: King Cove, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PFKT: Brevig Mission Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PFWS: South Naknek, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • SBBG: Bage Aeroporto, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBCF: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • SBGL: Galeao, Brazil
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • SBMG: Maringa, Brazil
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • SBRJ: Rio De Janeiro Aeroporto, Brazil
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • SPTU: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • UGSB: Batumi, Georgia
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • UHMD: Buhta Providenja, Russia
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ULPB: Nizhniy Bessovets,Petrozavodsk Besovets, Russia
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • USPP: Perm'/Bolshoe Savino, Russia
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Smoke
  • WIII: Jakarta / Soekarno-Hatta, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


21 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)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)