Weather Records on 16 February 1924

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1924. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 16 February 1924

On 16 February 1924, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 398 daily.
Galway set a daily record precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 16 February 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 16 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1924

Top 20 records on 16 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1924	Galway, IE	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Sussex, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Berthong, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Meadows, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Cowabie, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Dromana, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1924	Mandamar, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 399 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 25	347
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1