Weather Records on 15 February 1999

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1999. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 15 February 1999

On 15 February 1999, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 895 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 February 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 15 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forsayth Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaumave (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 15 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 15 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1999

Top 20 records on 15 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1999	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Norddal, NO	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Alvundfjord, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Bredette, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Holyoke, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Eveleigh Station, AU	monthly rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Coloso, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Forsayth Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Verma, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Lava Plains Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Oksendal, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1999	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high max	0.8 C (33.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 913 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	716
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2