Weather Records on 15 February 1938

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1938. Highest significance: Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1938

On 15 February 1938, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 407 daily.
Pauls Valley 4 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 15 February 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 15 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1938

Top 20 records on 15 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1938	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Haskell, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Frederick, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Calvin, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Tulsa, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Armour, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Beechal, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1938	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 429 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	315
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1