Weather Records on 16 February 2015

1,483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2015. Highest significance: Marble Hill, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2015

On 16 February 2015, 1,483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 695 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,373 daily.
Marble Hill set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 16 February 2015.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,483 stations

1,483 station records on 16 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Orchard 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,483 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 468, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 194, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 16 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	468
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	194
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 16 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 93, daily 1,373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,252 broken records

Margins by which the 1,252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2015

Top 20 records on 16 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2015	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2015	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2015	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2015	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2015	Gaoua, BF	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Wappapello Dam, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Crab Orchard 6 N, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Princeton 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Boysen Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Hingham, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Madisonville, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Franklinville, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Waterloo, US	all-time snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Bucyrus, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2015	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	83 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,483 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1798	1
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	3
1852	1
1855	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1867	4
1869	1
1872	2
1873	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	5
1903	15
1904	32
1905	21
1906	3
1907	9
1908	24
1909	27
1910	11
1911	47
1912	10
1913	41
1914	81
1915	33
1916	47
1917	54
1918	34
1919	201
1920	21
1921	161
1922	26
1923	59
1924	399
1925	75
1926	48
1927	331
1928	495
1929	217
1930	193
1931	174
1932	316
1933	118
1934	260
1935	262
1936	1,063
1937	258
1938	449
1939	369
1940	298
1941	202
1942	541
1943	609
1944	274
1945	439
1946	273
1947	410
1948	636
1949	808
1950	419
1951	380
1952	301
1953	521
1954	1,526
1955	960
1956	1,031
1957	344
1958	1,480
1959	384
1960	254
1961	530
1962	496
1963	446
1964	370
1965	249
1966	608
1967	487
1968	291
1969	770
1970	945
1971	593
1972	658
1973	456
1974	380
1975	646
1976	1,272
1977	754
1978	1,221
1979	1,687
1980	852
1981	1,755
1982	995
1983	542
1984	997
1985	854
1986	814
1987	744
1988	452
1989	1,436
1990	2,564
1991	1,376
1992	694
1993	2,299
1994	609
1995	1,584
1996	1,088
1997	923
1998	2,256
1999	848
2000	926
2001	1,037
2002	974
2003	1,029
2004	807
2005	670
2006	1,347
2007	1,676
2008	639
2009	860
2010	1,416
2011	990
2012	588
2013	284
2014	970
2015	1,483
2016	1,212
2017	812
2018	1,032
2019	994
2020	1,453
2021	2,807
2022	562
2023	1,308
2024	937
2025	659
2026	934

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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	1,202
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	1