Weather Records on 15 February 2019

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2019. Highest significance: Bowman Dam, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2019

On 15 February 2019, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
557 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 932 daily.
Bowman Dam set a daily record precipitation of 213.6 mm (8.4 in) on 15 February 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 15 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Bridges Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 15 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 15 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2019

Top 20 records on 15 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2019	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	115 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	Ft Lewis, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	Dulce, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	El Vado Dam, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2019	Canjilon R/S, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Chama, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	124 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Adel, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Cortez, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Duncan, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Big Water, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Valley of Fire Sp, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Hereford, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2019	Washington Is, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	45 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 979 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	798
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1