Weather Records on 15 February 1993

1,327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1993. Highest significance: 1 ENE Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1993

On 15 February 1993, 1,327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,263 daily.
1 ENE Fairfield set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 15 February 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,327 stations

1,327 station records on 15 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,327 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 183.

Records on 15 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	183

Records on 15 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 56, daily 1,263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,078 broken records

Margins by which the 1,078 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1993

Top 20 records on 15 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1993	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Ransom 2NE, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Corning, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Booker, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Gravette, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Albion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Ardmore, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1993	Lead Hill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Cairo 3N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Jayton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	52 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,327 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 February 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	999
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1