Weather Records on 15 February 1970

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1970. Highest significance: Zhitckovichi, BY.

Key Facts for 15 February 1970

On 15 February 1970, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 581 daily.
Zhitckovichi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.3 mm (1.7 in) on 15 February 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 15 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bajanaul	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kermit	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Fortalezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 15 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 15 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1970

Top 20 records on 15 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1970	Zhitckovichi, BY	monthly rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Bajanaul, KZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Nardy, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Centralia, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Valley Head, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Logan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Jeriquara, BR	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Springer, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	London Locks, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	London Locks, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1970	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 589 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 20	429
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1