Weather Records on 15 February 1916

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1916. Highest significance: Gorki, BY.

Key Facts for 15 February 1916

On 15 February 1916, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 56 daily.
Gorki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 15 February 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 15 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 15 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1916

Top 20 records on 15 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1916	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1916	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1916	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 60 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	29
3 to 5	13
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	1
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	1