Weather Records on 15 February 1990

2,706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1990. Highest significance: Mc Minnville, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1990

On 15 February 1990, 2,706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
611 were record highs and 886 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 2,571 daily.
Mc Minnville set a daily record snowfall of 15.5 cm (6.1 in) on 15 February 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 15 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,706 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 579, Highest daily minimum 383, Lowest daily minimum 307, Heaviest daily rainfall 807, Heaviest daily snowfall 347, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 15 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	579
Highest daily minimum	383
Lowest daily minimum	307
Heaviest daily rainfall	807
Heaviest daily snowfall	347
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 15 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 129, daily 2,571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,311 broken records

Margins by which the 2,311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1990

Top 20 records on 15 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1990	Mc Minnville, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Abre Campo, BR	all-time rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Danville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Palmyra, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Albion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Corry, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Summit 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Fredonia, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1990	Forest Grove, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1990	Meridian Key Fld, US	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1990	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1990	Quincy Dam 21, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	57 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 2,706 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	2,136
50 to 100	112
100 to 150	42
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1