Weather Records on 15 February 1959

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1959. Highest significance: Temora Ambulance Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1959

On 15 February 1959, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 530 daily.
Temora Ambulance Station set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 15 February 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 15 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1959

Top 20 records on 15 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1959	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1959	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Burrowye, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Smoko, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1959	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	41 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 541 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 100	472
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1