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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2016022421
Currently using 37881 observations from 5000 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Feb 24 21:44:50 UTC 2016



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

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

5 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

5 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

54 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

0 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

5 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

66 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

25 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

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

48 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


1 station 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


18 stations reporting heavy snow

11 stations reporting any sleet

31 stations reporting any freezing rain

112 stations reporting heavy rain

68 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

27 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"

14 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"

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"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

1 station reporting hail

9 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

70 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

4 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


3 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

3 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

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

18 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

17 stations reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYBB: Pelly Bay Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYEK: Arviat Airport, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Dust/Duststorm
  • CYHM: Hamilton Airport, Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYQG: Windsor, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Smoke
  • GOOD: Diourbel, Senegal
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • KADW: Camp Springs / Andrews AFB, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAFN: Jaffrey, Jaffrey Municipal-Silver Ranch Airport, NH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KAGC: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAPF: Naples, Naples Municipal Airport, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAVP: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBDR: Bridgeport, CT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KBGR: Bangor, Bangor Intl Arpt, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCHO: Charlottesville, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KCKB: Clarksburg, Clarksburg Benedum Airport, WV, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KCMI: Champaign / Urbana, IL, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KDAB: Daytona Beach, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDAN: Danville, Danville Regional Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Thunderstorm
  • KDCA: Reagan National Airport, DC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KEMV: Emporia, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KETC: Tarboro, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFPR: Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County Intl Arpt, FL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Smoke
  • KFRG: Farmingdale, Republic Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFVX: Farmville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KGAI: Montgomery, MD, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KGSO: Greensboro, Piedmont Triad Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KGTB: Fort Drum, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHAO: Hamilton, Butler County Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHFD: Hartford, Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHLG: Wheeling, Wheeling Ohio County Airport, WV, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHPN: White Plains, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHYX: Saginaw, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIAG: Niagara Falls, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KIGQ: Chicago, Lansing Municipal Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KIGX: Chapel Hill, Williams Airport, NC, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KINT: Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KIZG: Fryeburg, ME, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KJQF: Concord, Concord Regional Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLCK: Rickenbacker ANG Base, OH, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLFI: Langley AFB, VA, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KLNS: Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMMK: Meriden, CT, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMSS: Massena, Massena International-Richards Field, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMTV: Martinsville, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMVL: Morrisville, VT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KNGU: Norfolk, Naval Air Stn, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KOFP: Ashland, Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KOMH: Orange, Orange County Airport, VA, United States
        Thundersnow, Visibility
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KORH: Worcester, Worcester Regional Airport, MA, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KPOU: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPRG: Paris, Edgar County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KRCZ: Rockingham, NC, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRUQ: Salisbury, Rowan County Airport, NC, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KRZT: Chillicothe, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSEG: Selinsgrove, Penn Valley Airport, PA, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSFQ: Suffolk, Suffolk Municipal Airport, VA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KSNC: Chester, CT, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSYR: Syracuse, Syracuse Hancock Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KTRI: Bristol, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVUJ: Albemarle, Stanly County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KWAL: Wallops Island, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KYNG: Youngstown, Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • MMMT: Minatitlan, Mexico
        Wind, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PADU: Unalaska, Unalaska Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • PATG: Togiac Village, AK, United States
        Pressure, Hourly Precip Total
  • PATO: Portage, Portage Glacier, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SACO: Cordoba Aerodrome, Argentina
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SBTF: Tefe, Brazil
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SLCO: Cobija, Bolivia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SLMG: Magdalena, Bolivia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • SPMS: Yurimaguas, Peru
        Dewpoint, Bird Hazard
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Dust/Duststorm


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

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • EPSY (NEW)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • K2V6 (NEW)
  • KBWW (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KHSD (NEW)
  • KI19 (NEW)
  • KJCA (NEW)
  • KJSL (NEW)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAT (OLD)
  • KQBG (OLD)
  • KQBT (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQZF (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VAJJ (NEW)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VOGO (NEW)
  • VOVZ (NEW)