Weather Records on 15 February 1951

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1951. Highest significance: Newkirk 5NE, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1951

On 15 February 1951, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 365 daily.
Newkirk 5NE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 15 February 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 15 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.5 C (-48.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 15 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 15 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1951

Top 20 records on 15 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1951	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Durant, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Idabel, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Henderson, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Henrietta, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Farmerville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Conroe, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Corsicana, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Marshall, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Poteau, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1951	Angleton 2 W, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 380 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	247
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3