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Weather Records on 16 February 1916

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1916. Highest significance: Prince Albert, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1916

  • On 16 February 1916, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 44 daily.
  • Prince Albert set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 16 February 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1916 47 station records on 16 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 16 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 16 February 1916 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 25. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.
Records on 16 February 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1916 by timescale Records on 16 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 44. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 44all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 44.
Records on 16 February 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily44

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1916 Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 202 to 4: 124 to 6: 46 to 8: 28 to 10: 310 to 12: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 220
2 to 412
4 to 64
6 to 82
8 to 103
10 to 122

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1916
Top 20 records on 16 February 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1916Prince Albert, CAmonthly high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Gorlitz, DEdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Malin Head, IEdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Bamberg, DEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Plauen, DEdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Skara 1, SEdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Magdeburg, DEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Stockholm, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Vasilevici, BYdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Qu'appelle, CAmonthly high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Kristianstad, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)34 years16 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 1916
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 47 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 1916. 1916 had 47 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).