Weather Records on 15 February 1981

1,111 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1981. Highest significance: Eucla, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1981

On 15 February 1981, 1,111 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,085 daily.
Eucla set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 15 February 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,111 stations

1,111 station records on 15 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,111 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 494, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	494
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,085.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1981

Top 20 records on 15 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1981	Eucla, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1981	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1981	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1981	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1981	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1981	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Sim Jue Creek, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Low Head (Comparison), AU	all-time high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Ravensbourne, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Widgee, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Millerovo, RU	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1981	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	40 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,111 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 February 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 100	917
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1