Weather Records on 16 February 1931

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1931. Highest significance: Camden Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1931

On 16 February 1931, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 172 daily.
Camden Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 16 February 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 16 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1931

Top 20 records on 16 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1931	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1931	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1931	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Ottawa, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Uccle, BE	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Houma, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1931	Collbran, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	19 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 174 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	135
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1