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Weather Records on 16 February 1908

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1908. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1908

  • On 16 February 1908, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Anticosti SW Point set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1908 24 station records on 16 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 16 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 16 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 16 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1908 by timescale Records on 16 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 22.
Records on 16 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1908 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1908
Top 20 records on 16 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1908Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)9 years39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908St John's, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max6.1 C (43.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Truro, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Chatham, CAdaily high min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908St John's, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Truro, CAdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Haparanda, SEdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Chatham, CAmonthly high max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie32 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Vestervig, DKdaily high max5.7 C (42.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1908Riva, ITdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years5 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 1908
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 24 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 1908. 1908 had 24 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).