Weather Records on 15 February 1972

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1972. Highest significance: Maitland (Weetulta), AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1972

On 15 February 1972, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 439 daily.
Maitland (Weetulta) set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 15 February 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 15 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	375.9 cm (148.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McLaren Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	670.6 cm (264.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1676.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1972

Top 20 records on 15 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1972	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1972	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Gyshgy, TM	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	12.5 C (22.5 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Summit, US	daily snow depth	375.9 cm (148.0 in)	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Browning, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Maitland, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Richland, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1972	Willunga, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 444 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 250	356
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1