Weather Records on 16 February 1914

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1914. Highest significance: Queenstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1914

On 16 February 1914, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 76 daily.
Queenstown set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 16 February 1914.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 16 February 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 16 February 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 February 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1914

Top 20 records on 16 February 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1914	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Concord, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Junsele, SE	monthly rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Maly Uzen', RU	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1914	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	22 years	15 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 81 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1798	1
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	3
1852	1
1855	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1867	4
1869	1
1872	2
1873	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	5
1903	15
1904	32
1905	21
1906	3
1907	9
1908	24
1909	27
1910	11
1911	47
1912	10
1913	41
1914	81
1915	33
1916	47
1917	54
1918	34
1919	201
1920	21
1921	161
1922	26
1923	59
1924	399
1925	75
1926	48
1927	331
1928	495
1929	217
1930	193
1931	174
1932	316
1933	118
1934	260
1935	262
1936	1,063
1937	258
1938	449
1939	369
1940	298
1941	202
1942	541
1943	609
1944	274
1945	439
1946	273
1947	410
1948	636
1949	808
1950	419
1951	380
1952	301
1953	521
1954	1,526
1955	960
1956	1,031
1957	344
1958	1,480
1959	384
1960	254
1961	530
1962	496
1963	446
1964	370
1965	249
1966	608
1967	487
1968	291
1969	770
1970	945
1971	593
1972	658
1973	456
1974	380
1975	646
1976	1,272
1977	754
1978	1,221
1979	1,687
1980	852
1981	1,755
1982	995
1983	542
1984	997
1985	854
1986	814
1987	744
1988	452
1989	1,436
1990	2,564
1991	1,376
1992	694
1993	2,299
1994	609
1995	1,584
1996	1,088
1997	923
1998	2,256
1999	848
2000	926
2001	1,037
2002	974
2003	1,029
2004	807
2005	670
2006	1,347
2007	1,676
2008	639
2009	860
2010	1,416
2011	990
2012	588
2013	284
2014	970
2015	1,483
2016	1,212
2017	812
2018	1,032
2019	994
2020	1,453
2021	2,807
2022	562
2023	1,308
2024	937
2025	659
2026	934

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	70
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1