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Weather Records on 16 February 1901

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1901. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1901

  • On 16 February 1901, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 16 February 1901.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1901 7 station records on 16 February 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 16 February 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.3 mm (5.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 16 February 1901 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 16 February 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 16 February 1901 by timescale Records on 16 February 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 16 February 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 50: 250 to 100: 1100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 502
50 to 1001
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1901
Top 7 records on 16 February 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1901Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain130.3 mm (5.1 in)82.0 mm (3.2 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)21.0 cm (8.3 in)36 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1901Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1901Hambantota, LKmonthly high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1901Palermo, ITdaily rain (Tie)22.2 mm (0.9 in)tie37 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1901Wien, ATdaily low min (Tie)-13.0 C (8.6 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie11 years1 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 1901
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 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: 9702015: 1,4832016: 1,2122017: 8122018: 1,0322019: 9942020: 1,4532021: 2,8072022: 5622023: 1,3082024: 9372025: 6592026: 9341794187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 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
2014970
20151,483
20161,212
2017812
20181,032
2019994
20201,453
20212,807
2022562
20231,308
2024937
2025659
2026934

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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 (2026-10-15).