Weather Records on 15 February 1963

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1963. Highest significance: Moselle Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1963

On 15 February 1963, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 263 daily.
Moselle Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 15 February 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 15 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pansemal(Toppa)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 15 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 15 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1963

Top 20 records on 15 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1963	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1963	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1963	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1963	Tamala, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1963	Onslow, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Zamora, ES	monthly rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Manassa, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Three Rivers, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Ridgetown, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Holland Wtp, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Salisbury, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Masset Airport, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Gaylord, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1963	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	27 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 270 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 50	187
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1