Weather Records on 15 February 1985

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1985. Highest significance: Balasore, IN.

Key Facts for 15 February 1985

On 15 February 1985, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 817 daily.
Balasore set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 February 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 15 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amesville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nis	Serbia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lithopolis 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 219.

Records on 15 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	219

Records on 15 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 27, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1985

Top 20 records on 15 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1985	Balasore, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1985	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1985	Kalkaska, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Kalkaska, US	all-time snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Richland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Heidelberg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Amesville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Rio Do Pouso, BR	all-time rain	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1985	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	87 years	41 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 866 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	629
100 to 200	37
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1