Weather Records on 15 February 1986

1,273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1986. Highest significance: Bonners Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1986

On 15 February 1986, 1,273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,212 daily.
Bonners Ferry set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 15 February 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,273 stations

1,273 station records on 15 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palisades	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeburn 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Wynola	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,273 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 284, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 15 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	284
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 15 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 1,212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,018 broken records

Margins by which the 1,018 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1986

Top 20 records on 15 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1986	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1986	Blackleaf, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Mineral, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Arco, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Galata 16 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Colville AP, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Sunburst 8 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	La Mesa, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1986	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	51 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,273 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	824
50 to 100	118
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4