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Weather Records on 16 February 1885

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1885. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 16 February 1885

  • On 16 February 1885, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 18.2 mm (0.7 in) on 16 February 1885.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1885 7 station records on 16 February 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 16 February 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1885: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 16 February 1885 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1885 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1885 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 16 February 1885 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1885 by timescale Records on 16 February 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 16 February 1885 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1885 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1885
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1885
Top 7 records on 16 February 1885 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1885Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Uccle, BEdaily high min8.7 C (47.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max13.5 C (56.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Toronto, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Toronto, CAdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1885Putbus, DEdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)19 years9 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 1885
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1885. 1885 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21798: 11809: 11813: 11814: 11830: 21847: 11849: 31852: 11855: 21861: 21863: 11864: 11865: 21867: 41869: 11872: 21873: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11883: 11885: 71886: 11887: 21888: 31890: 11891: 21892: 11893: 21895: 11896: 11897: 21898: 11899: 41900: 51901: 71902: 51903: 151904: 321905: 211906: 31907: 91908: 241909: 271910: 111911: 471912: 101913: 411914: 811915: 331916: 471917: 541918: 341919: 2011920: 211921: 1611922: 261923: 591924: 3991925: 751926: 481927: 3311928: 4951929: 2171930: 1931931: 1741932: 3161933: 1181934: 2601935: 2621936: 1,0631937: 2581938: 4491939: 3691940: 2981941: 2021942: 5411943: 6091944: 2741945: 4391946: 2731947: 4101948: 6361949: 8081950: 4191951: 3801952: 3011953: 5211954: 1,5261955: 9601956: 1,0311957: 3441958: 1,4801959: 3841960: 2541961: 5301962: 4961963: 4461964: 3701965: 2491966: 6081967: 4871968: 2911969: 7701970: 9451971: 5931972: 6581973: 4561974: 3801975: 6461976: 1,2721977: 7541978: 1,2211979: 1,6871980: 8521981: 1,7551982: 9951983: 5421984: 9971985: 8541986: 8141987: 7441988: 4521989: 1,4361990: 2,5641991: 1,3761992: 6941993: 2,2991994: 6091995: 1,5841996: 1,0881997: 9231998: 2,2561999: 8482000: 9262001: 1,0372002: 9742003: 1,0292004: 8072005: 6702006: 1,3472007: 1,6762008: 6392009: 8602010: 1,4162011: 9902012: 5882013: 2842014: 9692015: 1,4832016: 1,2152017: 8122018: 1,0282019: 9932020: 1,4522021: 2,7912022: 5612023: 1,3012024: 9372025: 6591794187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1885. 1885 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-16 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17981
18091
18131
18141
18302
18471
18493
18521
18552
18612
18631
18641
18652
18674
18691
18722
18732
18762
18771
18781
18791
18831
18857
18861
18872
18883
18901
18912
18921
18932
18951
18961
18972
18981
18994
19005
19017
19025
190315
190432
190521
19063
19079
190824
190927
191011
191147
191210
191341
191481
191533
191647
191754
191834
1919201
192021
1921161
192226
192359
1924399
192575
192648
1927331
1928495
1929217
1930193
1931174
1932316
1933118
1934260
1935262
19361,063
1937258
1938449
1939369
1940298
1941202
1942541
1943609
1944274
1945439
1946273
1947410
1948636
1949808
1950419
1951380
1952301
1953521
19541,526
1955960
19561,031
1957344
19581,480
1959384
1960254
1961530
1962496
1963446
1964370
1965249
1966608
1967487
1968291
1969770
1970945
1971593
1972658
1973456
1974380
1975646
19761,272
1977754
19781,221
19791,687
1980852
19811,755
1982995
1983542
1984997
1985854
1986814
1987744
1988452
19891,436
19902,564
19911,376
1992694
19932,299
1994609
19951,584
19961,088
1997923
19982,256
1999848
2000926
20011,037
2002974
20031,029
2004807
2005670
20061,347
20071,676
2008639
2009860
20101,416
2011990
2012588
2013284
2014969
20151,483
20161,215
2017812
20181,028
2019993
20201,452
20212,791
2022561
20231,301
2024937
2025659

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).