Weather Records on 15 February 1926

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1926. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 15 February 1926

On 15 February 1926, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
Nicosia set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 15 February 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 15 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.3 C (-71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1926

Top 20 records on 15 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1926	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1926	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Bakke, NO	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Aseral, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Gardiner, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1926	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	30 years	13 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 61 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 20	48
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2