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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017011215
Currently using 40812 observations from 5224 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Thu Jan 12 15:45:28 UTC 2017



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

8 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

0 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

39 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


4 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

12 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

51 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

109 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

12 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

8 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

74 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

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

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

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


27 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

24 stations reporting any freezing rain

61 stations reporting heavy rain

55 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


23 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

18 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"

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"

5 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"

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

2 stations reporting hail

12 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

29 stations reporting thunder with rain


6 stations reporting blizzard conditions

11 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


9 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

0 stations reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

13 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

1 station reporting volcanic ash

20 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

3 stations reporting dust or duststorm

7 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

25 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYHK: Gjoa Haven Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYMU: Umiujaq, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYPD: Port Hawkesbury, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYPH: Inukjuak Airport Stn, Canada
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CYTQ: Tasiujaq A, Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • CYUT: Repulse Bay Airport, Canada
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYWG: Winnipeg Int. Airportman., Canada
        Wind, Visibility
  • EKVG: Soervaag / Vagar, Denmark
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • ENBR: Bergen / Flesland, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENFB: Oslo / Fornebu, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENGC: Gullfax Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQC: Troll C Platform, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENQR: Snorre B Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSE: Snorre A Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ENSF: Statfjord Oil Rig, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • ESNZ: Ostersund Froson, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • FPST: S. Tome, Sao Tome and Principe
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • K1AN: UNKNOWN,
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K1GN: UNKNOWN,
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K1LN: UNKNOWN,
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K2C8: Cavalier, ND, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • K5SM: Sunlight, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAAA: Lincoln, Logan County Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KAIZ: Kaiser Memorial, MO, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • KBMI: Bloomington / Normal, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Thundersnow
  • KBRL: Burlington, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCAK: Akron, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KD55: Langdon, ND, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KDAY: Dayton, Cox Dayton Intl Arpt, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDFI: Defiance, Defiance Memorial Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDLZ: Delaware, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDMO: Sedalia, Sedalia Memorial Airport, MO, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDTW: Detroit, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDVL: Devils Lake, ND, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGSH: Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLGB: Long Beach, Long Beach Airport, CA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMFD: Mansfield, Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOKK: Kokomo, Kokomo Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Thundersnow, Thunderstorm
  • KPIA: Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSMO: Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport, CA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTVF: Thief River, MN, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KUIN: Quincy, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • LFRB: Brest, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LFRJ: Landivisiau, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Dust/Duststorm, Smoke
  • PAMR: Anchorage, Merrill Field Airport, AK, United States
        Visibility, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • PANC: Anchorage, AK, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • SBBR: Brasilia Aeroporto, Brazil
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • WBKK: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


51 unidentified stations (out of a total of 103 documented unknown stations)

  • EGMW (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GMMO (NEW)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1EW (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1LN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KQC5 (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQJB (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN2 (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KXNT (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)