Weather Records on 16 February 1921

161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1921. Highest significance: Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1921

On 16 February 1921, 161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 153 daily.
Tenterfield (Federation Park) set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 February 1921.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

161 stations

161 station records on 16 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

161 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 16 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1921

Top 20 records on 16 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1921	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1921	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1921	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1921	Toronto, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1921	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Lakefield, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	State College, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Majura 2, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Renfrew, CA	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Newport, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Green Bay, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Paris, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Stratford, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1921	Alma, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	21 years	21 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 161 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	141
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1