Weather Records on 15 February 1988

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1988. Highest significance: Edenburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 February 1988

On 15 February 1988, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 467 daily.
Edenburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 February 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 15 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tolga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nunkeri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Graciosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Das Flores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 15 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 15 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 8, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1988

Top 20 records on 15 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1988	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1988	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1988	Crescent Head, AU	monthly rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1988	Kweekwa, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Tolga Post Office, AU	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Fazenda Conquista, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Kakamas Skl, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Nazare Paulista, BR	all-time rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Zugspitze, DE	daily high max	5.1 C (41.2 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Hvar, HR	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Palmyra, SY	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1988	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	78 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 481 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	355
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1