Weather Records on 16 February 1923

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1923. Highest significance: Rollands Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1923

On 16 February 1923, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 57 daily.
Rollands Plains set a daily record precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 16 February 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 16 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1923

Top 20 records on 16 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1923	Rollands Plains, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Tomsk, RU	monthly low min	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Yuma Wb City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1923	Eastport, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 59 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	39
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1