Weather Records on 16 February 1932

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1932

On 16 February 1932, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 301 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 114.3 cm (45.0 in) on 16 February 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 16 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1932

Top 20 records on 16 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Sherman, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Marion, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1932	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Lilli Pilli, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	monthly low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Albion, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1932	Independence, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	25 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 316 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 200	265
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1