Weather Records on 15 February 1945

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1945. Highest significance: Scottsdale, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1945

On 15 February 1945, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 684 daily.
Scottsdale set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 15 February 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 15 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1945

Top 20 records on 15 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1945	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1945	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Fergus Falls, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Wawaitin, CA	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Wawaitin, CA	monthly snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	White River, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1945	Bridport Post Office, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1945	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1945	Ironwood, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1945	Munising, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 700 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 50	529
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1