Weather Records on 15 February 2001

1,224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2001. Highest significance: Bonham 3NNE, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2001

On 15 February 2001, 1,224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
696 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,177 daily.
Bonham 3NNE set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 15 February 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,224 stations

1,224 station records on 15 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Fasher	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pool	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watagan Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heavener 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeo (the Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,224 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 333, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 15 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	333
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 15 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 1,177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2001

Top 20 records on 15 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2001	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	98 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2001	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2001	Malkal, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2001	Breckenridge, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2001	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	El Fasher, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Strawn 8 NNE, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Waldron, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Eastland, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Yallambie (Mount Auban), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Collector (Lerida), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Hohenwald, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Dyer 5S, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Conway, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2001	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	109 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,224 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 100	934
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1