Weather Records on 15 February 1939

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1939. Highest significance: Cadelga, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1939

On 15 February 1939, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 474 daily.
Cadelga set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 15 February 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 15 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1939

Top 20 records on 15 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1939	Cadelga, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1939	Canyon Ferry, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Pine Bluff, US	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Saint John, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Ironton, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Orofino, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Chatham, CA	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Byrdstown 1 W, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	New River, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1939	St Marys, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 495 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	370
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1