Weather Records on 15 February 1978

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1978. Highest significance: Van Wert 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1978

On 15 February 1978, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,163 daily.
Van Wert 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 15 February 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 15 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Five Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 501.

Records on 15 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	501

Records on 15 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 77, daily 1,163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,029 broken records

Margins by which the 1,029 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1978

Top 20 records on 15 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Caete, BR	all-time rain	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Alton 1 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Wye Wye, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1978	Atchison, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Dresden, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Noongaar, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Larned, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Three Rivers, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1978	Willis 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 years	56 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,271 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	852
100 to 200	118
200 to 300	45
300 to 400	12
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1