Weather Records on 15 February 1949

1,255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1949. Highest significance: Albion 5 E, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1949

On 15 February 1949, 1,255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
602 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,200 daily.
Albion 5 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 15 February 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,255 stations

1,255 station records on 15 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	72.6 cm (28.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,255 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 15 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 15 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 49, daily 1,200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,043 broken records

Margins by which the 1,043 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1949

Top 20 records on 15 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1949	Albion 5 E, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1949	Kowanyama Airport, AU	all-time rain	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Leura, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Miva, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Bauple, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Boonara, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Angola, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1949	Napoleon, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 1,255 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 100	1,020
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1