Weather Records on 15 February 1929

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1929. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 15 February 1929

On 15 February 1929, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 278 daily.
Bologna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 15 February 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 15 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1929 by type: Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1929

Top 20 records on 15 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1929	Bologna, IT	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Milan, IT	monthly low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	146 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Glenfergus, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	146 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Magnolia, US	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	13.8 C (24.8 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1929	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 286 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 500	272
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1