Weather Records on 15 February 1983

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1983. Highest significance: Hallettsville 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1983

On 15 February 1983, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 562 daily.
Hallettsville 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 15 February 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 15 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Refugio	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 15 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 15 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1983

Top 20 records on 15 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1983	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1983	Goliad, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Port-Gentil, GA	monthly rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Heyuan, CN	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Menard, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Garruchos, BR	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Wharton, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Luling, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Gore Bay, CA	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Dilley, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Marquette, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Hateruma, JP	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Split Rock Pond, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1983	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	95 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 574 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	415
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1