Weather Records on 15 February 2020

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2020. Highest significance: Jurh, CN.

Key Facts for 15 February 2020

On 15 February 2020, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 556 daily.
Jurh set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 15 February 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 15 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jurh	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camborne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Komperod	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2020

Top 20 records on 15 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2020	Jurh, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2020	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2020	Preston: Moor Park, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2020	Faskally, GB	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2020	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2020	Ed, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Keele, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Koo Wee Rup (Srw), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	119 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Dandong, CN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Powell Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Malham Tarn, GB	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Tianjin, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Huimin, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Jinzhou, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Jian, CN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Buxton, GB	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Aberporth, GB	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2020	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	47 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 583 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 50	484
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1