Weather Records on 15 February 1952

186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1952. Highest significance: Boorara, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1952

On 15 February 1952, 186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 178 daily.
Boorara set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 15 February 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

186 stations

186 station records on 15 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	191.0 cm (75.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

186 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 15 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 15 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 810.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1952

Top 20 records on 15 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1952	Boorara, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	191.0 cm (75.2 in)	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	Dynevor Downs, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	La Malbaie, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1952	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Steigen, NO	all-time snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Mascot, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Macon, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Pearl River, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Bierbank Outstation, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1952	Odesa, UA	daily high min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	25 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 186 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 200	155
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1