Weather Records on 1 February 1916

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1916. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1916

On 1 February 1916, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 67 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record high maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 1 February 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 1 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 1 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1916

Top 20 records on 1 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Concord, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Santa Fe, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Concord, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1916	Owen Sound, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	16 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

1795 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 68 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 5	53
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1