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Weather Records on 16 February 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1918. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 16 February 1918

  • On 16 February 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Hambantota set an all-time record low minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 16 February 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1918 34 station records on 16 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 16 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
MaytownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.3 mm (3.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.1 cm (2.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog (Cooreii)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Mount MacedonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 16 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 16 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1918 by timescale Records on 16 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 2monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 16 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1918 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 420 to 30: 430 to 40: 240 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 204
20 to 304
30 to 402
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1918
Top 20 records on 16 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1918Hambantota, LKall-time low min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1918Nuwara Eliya, LKall-time low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)41 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1918Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)57 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Maytown, AUdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)7 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)27 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Bass (Kilcunda), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Gilbert River Post Office, AUdaily rain83.3 mm (3.3 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Marfield, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Laurieton (Elouera St), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)23.8 mm (0.9 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily snowfall6.1 cm (2.4 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low min-37.8 C (-36.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Dubuque River, USdaily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Moreton Telegraph Station, AUdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 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 1918
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 34 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 1918. 1918 had 34 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).