Weather Records on 15 February 1991

1,120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1991. Highest significance: Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1991

On 15 February 1991, 1,120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Camden on Gauley 2 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 15 February 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,120 stations

1,120 station records on 15 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,120 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 15 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 15 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 33, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1991

Top 20 records on 15 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1991	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1991	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1991	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Den Bommel, NL	all-time snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Oberlin, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Haamstede, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Denekamp, NL	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Paso Real de Guerrero, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Omaezaki, JP	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Redlands, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Dorset, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Warren 3 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Yokosuka, JP	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1991	Mattoon, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	39 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,120 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 25	754
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1