Weather Records on 14 February 1956

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1956. Highest significance: Willowmore, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 February 1956

On 14 February 1956, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 366 daily.
Willowmore set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 14 February 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 14 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 14 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 14 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1956

Top 20 records on 14 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1956	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	160.7 mm (6.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Bethel AP, US	monthly snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Estancia, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Colebrook (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Ravenshill, ZA	all-time rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Letaba Estates, ZA	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Boras, SE	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1956	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 382 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	281
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1