Weather Records on 15 February 2005

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2005. Highest significance: Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2005

On 15 February 2005, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 674 daily.
Austin Waste Wtp Facility set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 15 February 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 15 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponza Island	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pottersville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lemoore Reeves NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 15 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 15 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2005

Top 20 records on 15 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2005	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2005	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2005	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Iawakia, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	W Pt, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Los Banos Arburua Rch, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Grantsville 2W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	San Jose, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Mullewa, AU	monthly high max	46.5 C (115.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Simferopol, UA	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Elgin Water, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Buenavista, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Avon, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2005	Ansonia 1 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	37 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 695 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	490
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1