Weather Records on 15 February 1975

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1975. Highest significance: Mt Carroll, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1975

On 15 February 1975, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 576 daily.
Mt Carroll set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 15 February 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 15 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallup 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 168, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	168
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1975

Top 20 records on 15 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1975	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1975	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Los Alamos, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Rochelle 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Dulce, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1975	Eulolo Station, AU	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 587 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	437
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1