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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2017022818
Currently using 40086 observations from 5208 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Feb 28 18:44:53 UTC 2017



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

2 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

11 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

17 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

2 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

31 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

14 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

62 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

45 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

22 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

48 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

2 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

11 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

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

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


11 stations reporting heavy snow

2 stations reporting any sleet

3 stations reporting any freezing rain

34 stations reporting heavy rain

38 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


5 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

8 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

9 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"

1 station 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"

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"

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

2 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

57 stations reporting thunder with rain


2 stations reporting blizzard conditions

3 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


6 stations reporting visibility of zero

41 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

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

28 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

1 station reporting dust or duststorm

3 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

21 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGBW: Narsarsuaq, Greenland
        Wind, Pressure
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYHK: Gjoa Haven Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CYXZ: Wawa, Ont., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CYYH: Spence Bay Airport, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • EGJA: Alderney / Channel Island, United Kingdom
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • EGJJ: Jersey Airport, United Kingdom
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • ENQR: Snorre B Oilp, Norway
        Wind, Pressure
  • GAKD: Kayes, Mali
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • K1M4: Posey Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCHA: Chattanooga, Lovell Field, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KCVG: Covington / Cincinnati, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDCU: Decatur, Pryor Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KDLL: Baraboo, Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport, WI, United States
        Thunderstorm, Visibility
  • KFFT: Frankfort, Capital City Airport, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFLD: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County Airport, WI, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KHSV: Huntsville, Huntsville International / Jones Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KLEX: Lexington, Blue Grass Airport, KY, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KMDQ: Huntsville, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Visibility
  • KMSN: Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, WI, United States
        Hail, Thunderstorm
  • KRZT: Chillicothe, OH, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSDF: Louisville, Standiford Field, KY, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSJN: St. Johns, St. Johns Industrial Airpark, AZ, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KSOW: Show Low Municipal, AZ, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KSXT: Sexton Summit, OR, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KTYS: Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KUNI: Ohio Univ. Airport, WV, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVTP: La Veta Mountain, CO, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LFRO: Lannion / Servel, France
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LIVP: Paganella, Italy
        Wind, Visibility
  • NZSP: Amundsen-Scott Stn, Antarctica
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • OEGT: Guriat, Saudi Arabia
        Thunderstorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • PAAD: Point Thomson Airstrip Deadhorse, AK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • SAWC: El Calafate, Argentina
        Wind, Pressure
  • SAWE: Rio Grande B. A., Argentina
        Pressure, Visibility


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

  • EGMW (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • FDMV (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • 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)
  • K2LS (NEW)
  • K3L4 (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • K6S0 (NEW)
  • KGPC (NEW)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KJSL (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQC5 (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQGU (NEW)
  • KQJB (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN2 (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KQXS (NEW)
  • 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)