Weather Records on 15 February 1974

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1974. Highest significance: Borroloola, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1974

On 15 February 1974, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 364 daily.
Borroloola set a daily record precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 15 February 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 15 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garzas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1974

Top 20 records on 15 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1974	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Bastrop, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Prinshof, ZA	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Concord, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Boaz, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Ft Kent, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Woodbury, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1974	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1974	Raoul Isl/Kermadec, NZ	all-time high min	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	33 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 375 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	315
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1