Weather Records on 15 February 1953

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1953. Highest significance: Cordova AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1953

On 15 February 1953, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Cordova AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 15 February 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 15 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 15 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 15 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1953

Top 20 records on 15 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1953	Cordova AP, US	all-time snowfall	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1953	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1953	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1953	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Knoxville AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Terry Hie Hie, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Solomons, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Challis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Clarksville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1953	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	37 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 385 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	337
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1