Weather Records on 15 February 1977

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1977. Highest significance: Morstone Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1977

On 15 February 1977, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 520 daily.
Morstone Station set a daily record precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 15 February 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 15 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	407.4 mm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balancan de Dominguez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1977

Top 20 records on 15 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1977	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Ayton, AU	monthly rain	407.4 mm (16.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Balancan de Dominguez (Smn), MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Fort Smith A, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Lodi, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Beulah, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1977	Anningie, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1977	Orland, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 544 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	413
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1