Weather Records on 15 February 1996

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1996. Highest significance: San Fernando, VE.

Key Facts for 15 February 1996

On 15 February 1996, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
600 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 932 daily.
San Fernando set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 15 February 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 15 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ayotoxco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 539, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	539
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 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 1996

Top 20 records on 15 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1996	San Fernando, VE	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1996	Warroad, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Caraguatatuba, BR	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Vaalkop, ZA	all-time rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Port Alsworth, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Ayotoxco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Elk City 1NE, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	St George, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Hanksville, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Williams, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Austin 3 S, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Tenango de Doria, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	38 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 955 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	706
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1