Weather Records on 15 February 1966

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1966. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1966

On 15 February 1966, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 458 daily.
Marree Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 15 February 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 15 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khitoli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yeltacowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 15 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 15 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1966

Top 20 records on 15 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1966	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Pelserskraal, ZA	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Marree (Murnpeowie), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Kadina, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Livingston, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Khitoli, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Palmares, BR	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Paskeville, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1966	Correntes, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 467 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	386
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1