Weather Records on 15 February 2015

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2015. Highest significance: Fingal (Legge Street), AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 2015

On 15 February 2015, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 482 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,122 daily.
Fingal (Legge Street) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 15 February 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 15 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.6 mm (10.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 15 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 15 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 42, daily 1,122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2015

Top 20 records on 15 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2015	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2015	Machias, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	120 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	264.6 mm (10.4 in)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Hingham, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Middleton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Blue Hill Coop, US	all-time snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Brockton, US	monthly snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	E Stroudsburg, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2015	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	4 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,173 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	948
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1