Weather Records on 15 February 2003

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2003. Highest significance: Newcastle Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 2003

On 15 February 2003, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 994 daily.
Newcastle Waters set a daily record precipitation of 148.0 mm (5.8 in) on 15 February 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 15 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pohakea Brg 307.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Belhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 198, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 15 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	198
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 15 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2003

Top 20 records on 15 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2003	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2003	Harvey 4NE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2003	Carroll, US	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2003	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2003	Hampton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2003	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Omaha #1, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Galva, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Yankton 2 E, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Wabash, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Holstein, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Denison, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Elkhorn, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Coyutla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Lyons, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Osceola, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2003	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	67 years	48 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,029 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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Data for records on 2003-02-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	746
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1