Weather Records on 15 February 1961

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1961. Highest significance: Purcellville, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1961

On 15 February 1961, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 470 daily.
Purcellville set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 15 February 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 15 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patillas Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1961

Top 20 records on 15 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Ridgedale, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Sulur, IN	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Lintlaw, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Patillas Dam, PR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Honomu Makai 143, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Swan River, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Humboldt, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	St Walburg, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Bridgehampton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1961	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	74 years	39 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 480 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	382
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1