Weather Records on 16 February 1917

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1917. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1917

On 16 February 1917, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 48 daily.
Minnedosa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 1917.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

54 stations

54 station records on 16 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nocoleche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Restdown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1917

Top 20 records on 16 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1917	Minnedosa, CA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1917	Minnedosa, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1917	Nocoleche, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Cradock, ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Cultowa, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Goorimpa, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1917	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	17 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 54 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	35
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1