Weather Records on 15 February 1941

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1941. Highest significance: Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1941

On 15 February 1941, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 107 daily.
Grassy Hill Radio Otc set a daily record precipitation of 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 15 February 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 15 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 15 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1941

Top 20 records on 15 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1941	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1941	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1941	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Smithfield, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Olekminsk, RU	daily low min	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Kislovodsk, RU	monthly high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Tbilisi, GE	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Beowawe, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1941	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 109 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	75
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1