Weather Records on 15 February 1954

1,850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1954. Highest significance: Alton, CA.

Key Facts for 15 February 1954

On 15 February 1954, 1,850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,384 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 208 monthly and 1,642 daily.
Alton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 February 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,850 stations

1,850 station records on 15 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,850 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 559, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 825, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	559
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	825
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 208, daily 1,642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,564 broken records

Margins by which the 1,564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1954

Top 20 records on 15 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1954	Alton, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1954	Lucan, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1954	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1954	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1954	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Lac Onatchiway, CA	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Sarnia, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Stratford, CA	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Holbrook (Annandayle), AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Harmati, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1954	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 1,850 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,473
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1