Weather Records on 15 February 1947

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1947. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1947

On 15 February 1947, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 604 daily.
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station) set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 15 February 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 15 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1947

Top 20 records on 15 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1947	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Palmer, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Udipi, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Devala, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Adur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Coondapur, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Truro, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Paika, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Patan, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	all-time rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1947	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 613 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	450
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2