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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2020012915
Currently using 38319 observations from 5367 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Wed Jan 29 15:46:45 UTC 2020



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

7 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

3 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

4 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

56 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


0 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

1 station reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

4 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

35 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


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

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

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

57 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

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

18 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

1 station reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

20 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

20 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

3 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

1 station reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


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

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

9 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

0 stations reporting any sleet

7 stations reporting any freezing rain

32 stations reporting heavy rain

49 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


28 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

18 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

37 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"

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"


1 station reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

1 station reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

10 stations reporting thunder with rain


0 stations reporting blizzard conditions

2 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


4 stations reporting visibility of zero

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

3 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

12 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

12 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

8 stations reporting dust or duststorm

1 station reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

24 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • BGKK: Kulusuk Lufthavn, Greenland
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • CWJU: Langara, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWLP: Herbert Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWQS: Kindakun Rocks, B. C., Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWRU: Solander Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWZV: Cape Saint James, BC, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYYN: Swift Current, Sask., Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • GOSP: Podor, Senegal
        Dust/Duststorm, Sand/Sandstorm
  • K65S: Bonners Ferry, ID, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KDDC: Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport, KS, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KHLC: Hill City, KS, United States
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMWN: Mount Washington, NH, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KXWA: UNKNOWN,
        Visibility, Ice Accretion
  • PAAQ: Palmer, Palmer Municipal Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PABV: Birchwood, Birchwood Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAED: Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAEN: Kenai, Kenai Municipal Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAFR: Ft. Richardson / Bryant U. S. Army Heliport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAGK: Gulkana, Gulkana Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAKH: Akhiok, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAMD: Middleton Island, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAMR: Anchorage, Merrill Field Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PANC: Anchorage, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PASI: Sitka, Sitka Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PATK: Talkeetna, Talkeetna Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PATO: Portage, Portage Glacier, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAVC: King Cove, AK, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAVD: Valdez 2, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change
  • PAWD: Seward, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAWS: Wasilla, Wasilla Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Pressure Change


81 unidentified stations (out of a total of 164 documented unknown stations)

  • ANYN (NEW)
  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENUN (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ESKS (NEW)
  • ESOH (NEW)
  • HECP (NEW)
  • HESW (NEW)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1CW (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1EW (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1GW (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1HW (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K2IS (NEW)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K2R9 (NEW)
  • K41U (NEW)
  • K4F2 (NEW)
  • K77S (NEW)
  • KC99 (OLD)
  • KEZP (NEW)
  • KGYF (NEW)
  • KHMT (NEW)
  • KLNQ (OLD)
  • KMHP (NEW)
  • KMIO (NEW)
  • KMTK (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KPJC (NEW)
  • KPZZ (NEW)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQUU (NEW)
  • KQWX (OLD)
  • KSEQ (NEW)
  • KT41 (NEW)
  • KT74 (NEW)
  • KWBF (OLD)
  • KX26 (NEW)
  • KXER (OLD)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • KXWA (NEW)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LEMI (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • LLER (OLD)
  • LTFM (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • MPSM (OLD)
  • NCPK (NEW)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • OPIS (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SYKM (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • UWSG (NEW)
  • VAOZ (NEW)
  • VASD (OLD)
  • VOKN (OLD)
  • YBLN (NEW)
  • ZBAD (NEW)