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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017022415
Currently using 40825 observations from 5248 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Fri Feb 24 15:44:46 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

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

4 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


1 station reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

5 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

39 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


1 station reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

7 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

26 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

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


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

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

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

25 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

3 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

15 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

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


15 stations reporting heavy snow

5 stations reporting any sleet

22 stations reporting any freezing rain

16 stations reporting heavy rain

98 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


21 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

20 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

24 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"

0 stations 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"

3 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"

1 station 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

34 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

38 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

0 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


7 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

2 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


2 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

9 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

17 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

16 stations reporting dust or duststorm

10 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

  • BIAR: Akureyri, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIIS: Isafjordur, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIKF: Keflavikurflugvollur, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • BIRK: Reykjavik, Iceland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • DRRM: Maradi, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRRT: Tahoua, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • DRZR: Zinder, Niger
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • FOOG: Port-Gentil, Gabon
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KEGV: Eagle River, Eagle River Union Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KGLR: Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI, United States
        Thundersnow, Ice Accretion
  • KGRB: Green Bay, Austin Straubel Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KIMT: Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Ford Airport, MI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMDZ: Medford, Taylor County Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Thunderstorm, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KPBH: Phillips / Price County, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KRHI: Rhinelander, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KSLB: Storm Lake, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KSYR: Syracuse, Syracuse Hancock Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTVC: Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI, United States
        Thundersnow, Ice Accretion
  • PASY: Shemya, Eareckson As, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • UIII: Irkutsk, Russia
        Visibility, Smoke
  • WARR: Juanda, Indonesia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WMKK: Sepang/KL Intl Arpt, Malaysia
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm


62 unidentified stations (out of a total of 105 documented unknown stations)

  • EGMW (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • HEDF (OLD)
  • HTD0 (NEW)
  • K19S (NEW)
  • 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)
  • K6S0 (NEW)
  • KGPC (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KQBD (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)
  • NZFX (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • TVSA (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • YAYT (OLD)