Weather Records on 15 February 1956

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1956. Highest significance: Hamilton (Uralla), AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1956

On 15 February 1956, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 682 daily.
Hamilton (Uralla) set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 15 February 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 15 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 15 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 15 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1956

Top 20 records on 15 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1956	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1956	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1956	Westfalia, ZA	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Osterley, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Riva, IT	all-time low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	New Burnside, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1956	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	40 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 710 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 25	552
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1