Weather Records on 15 February 1940

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1940. Highest significance: Greifswald, DE.

Key Facts for 15 February 1940

On 15 February 1940, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 219 daily.
Greifswald set an all-time record snow depth of 73.0 cm (28.7 in) on 15 February 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 15 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 15 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 15 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 4, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1940

Top 20 records on 15 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	all-time snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Ashland, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Marnitz, DE	all-time snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1940	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Towanda 1 S, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Altentreptow, DE	all-time snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Soltau, DE	all-time snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Szombathely, HU	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Potsdam, DE	monthly snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Waren, DE	all-time snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Ceduna (Goode), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Zugspitze, DE	daily low max	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1940	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	29 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 230 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 25	152
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2