Weather Records on 15 February 1976

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1976. Highest significance: Rushville, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1976

On 15 February 1976, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 736 daily.
Rushville set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 15 February 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 15 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	203.0 cm (79.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.5 C (-53.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 15 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 15 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1976

Top 20 records on 15 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1976	Rushville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1976	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Earlton A, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Earlton A, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Escanaba, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Drevja, NO	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Meteghan River, CA	all-time snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Westby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Bethany, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Port Washington, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1976	Bancroft, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 754 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 100	585
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2