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Weather Records on 16 February 1909

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1909. Highest significance: Goderich Lighthouse, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1909

  • On 16 February 1909, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Goderich Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 16 February 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1909 27 station records on 16 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 16 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)0 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 16 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 9Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.
Records on 16 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall9
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1909 by timescale Records on 16 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 16 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1909 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 50: 1950 to 100: 1100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 0300 to 350: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 5019
50 to 1001
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3000
300 to 3501

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1909
Top 20 records on 16 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1909Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)23 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1909Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)30.5 cm (12.0 in)23 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1909Southampton, CAdaily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)5.5 cm (2.2 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Toronto, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Toronto, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Buffalo, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Trenton 2, USdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Washington, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Peterborough, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1909Port Dover, CAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)6 years8 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 1909
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 27 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 1909. 1909 had 27 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).