Weather Records on 15 February 2006

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2006. Highest significance: Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2006

On 15 February 2006, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 843 daily.
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP set a daily record snowfall of 28.7 cm (11.3 in) on 15 February 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 15 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2006

Top 20 records on 15 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2006	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 February 2006	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2006	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2006	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Shoshoni, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Asker, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Dovland, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Luna Rs, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Phillips, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2006	Kjevik, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 872 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	677
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1