Weather Records on 15 February 1968

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1968. Highest significance: Frederick, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1968

On 15 February 1968, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 316 daily.
Frederick set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 15 February 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 15 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 15 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 15 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1968

Top 20 records on 15 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1968	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1968	Corona Downs, AU	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Haripad, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Whitewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Paragould, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Katandra, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Melrose, AU	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Como, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1968	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1968	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1968	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1968	Hugo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	34 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 321 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	267
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1