Weather Records on 14 February 1996

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1996. Highest significance: Botnen I Forde, NO.

Key Facts for 14 February 1996

On 14 February 1996, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Botnen I Forde set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 14 February 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 14 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sakai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osaka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chengshantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 532, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	532
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

874 broken records

Margins by which the 874 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1996

Top 20 records on 14 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1996	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Fana - Stend, NO	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Impendle (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Ubatuba, BR	daily rain	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Willits 1 NE, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Lowell, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Billings Wtp, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Augusta, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Toowoomba, AU	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Bend, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	McCall, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Dubois, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1996	Pompano Beach, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	36 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,102 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	863
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2