Weather Records on 14 February 1951

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1951. Highest significance: Pearston (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 February 1951

On 14 February 1951, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 622 daily.
Pearston (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 14 February 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 14 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 14 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 14 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1951

Top 20 records on 14 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1951	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Ft Reno, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Henrietta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Chandler, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Nukarni, AU	all-time rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Gatesville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Chandler, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Carr Rch, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Dilley, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Aspermont, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Cleburne, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Colorado City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1951	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	36 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 657 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	441
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	33
60 to 80	25
80 to 100	10
100 to 120	10
120 to 140	3