Weather Records on 15 February 2023

1,064 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2023. Highest significance: Bridger 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2023

On 15 February 2023, 1,064 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 307 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Bridger 2 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 15 February 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,064 stations

1,064 station records on 15 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Danang Intl	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
U of Mn St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kamchatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower St Anthony Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Needles	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruno 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strontia Springs Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,064 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 15 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 15 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2023

Top 20 records on 15 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2023	Bridger 2 N, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	90 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 February 2023	River Falls, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2023	Faribault, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2023	Owatonna, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Saint Johns, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Danang Intl, VN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Wells, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Mora, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	U of Mn St Paul, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Ust-Kamchatsk, RU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Sioux Rapids, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Paradise, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Lower St Anthony Falls, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	122 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2023	Tromso, NO	monthly high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,064 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	852
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2