Weather Records on 16 February 1930

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1930. Highest significance: Charlottetown, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1930

On 16 February 1930, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 191 daily.
Charlottetown set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 February 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 16 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1930

Top 20 records on 16 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1930	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1930	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1930	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Moncton, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Lost Creek Near, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Coldwater, CA	daily low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Taos, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Astana, KZ	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1930	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	41 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 193 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 50	148
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1