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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2016021712
Currently using 38731 observations from 5144 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Feb 17 12:44:45 UTC 2016



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

3 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


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

16 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

68 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

17 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

23 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

12 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

10 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

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

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


11 stations reporting heavy snow

1 station reporting any sleet

6 stations reporting any freezing rain

9 stations reporting heavy rain

27 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


23 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

14 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

25 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"

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

1 station reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

19 stations reporting thunder with rain


1 station reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

38 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


4 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

8 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

12 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

11 stations reporting dust or duststorm

2 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

12 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGTL: Thule A. B., Greenland
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • BIHN: Akurnes, Iceland
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWIP: Pointe Noire , Que., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWSG: Cap Chat CS, Que., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • FJDG: Diego Garcia, British Territory
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • FOOL: Libreville, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • GQNN: Nouakchott, Mauritania
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PADM: Marshall, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAEH: Cape Newenham, Cape Newenham LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAGL: Golovin, Golovin Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAHP: Hooper Bay, Hooper Bay Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAMY: Mekoryuk, Mekoryuk Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAOM: Nome, Nome Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PAPB: St. George, St. George Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAPH: Port Heiden, Port Heiden Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PASA: Savoonga Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PASN: St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAVA: Chevak, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PFKT: Brevig Mission Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • PFSH: Shaktoolik, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SUSO: Salto, Uruguay
        Wind, Thunderstorm


49 unidentified stations (out of a total of 59 documented unknown stations)

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • EGMW (NEW)
  • EPSY (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • KBWW (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KHSD (NEW)
  • KI19 (NEW)
  • KJCA (NEW)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAT (OLD)
  • KQAX (NEW)
  • KQBG (OLD)
  • KQBT (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQHU (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LTCW (NEW)
  • LTFK (NEW)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • RRMD (NEW)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SUPC (NEW)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEDG (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VIDN (NEW)
  • VIGG (NEW)
  • VILD (NEW)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • VOBM (NEW)
  • VOGO (NEW)
  • VORY (NEW)
  • VOTP (NEW)
  • VOVZ (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)