Weather Records on 15 February 1950

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1950. Highest significance: Darlington (Ware Street), AU.

Key Facts for 15 February 1950

On 15 February 1950, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 477 daily.
Darlington (Ware Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 15 February 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 15 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomborneit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 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 1950

Top 20 records on 15 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1950	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1950	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Lake Nash, AU	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Fernlees Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1950	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1950	Camooweal Township, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 489 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	394
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1