Weather Records on 15 February 1943

1,126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1943. Highest significance: Amelup, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1943

On 15 February 1943, 1,126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 828 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,079 daily.
Amelup set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 15 February 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,126 stations

1,126 station records on 15 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,126 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 391, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 437, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	391
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	437
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 32, daily 1,079.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

968 broken records

Margins by which the 968 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1050.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1943

Top 20 records on 15 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1943	Amelup, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Pondilafa, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Benipatti, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Motihari, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Alfred, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Worcester, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	all-time low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	King River, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Rockport 1 ESE, US	all-time low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1943	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	54 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 1,126 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 200	967
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1