Weather Records on 16 February 1933

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1933. Highest significance: Beechal, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1933

On 16 February 1933, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 117 daily.
Beechal set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 16 February 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 16 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1933

Top 20 records on 16 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1933	Beechal, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Cowley Station, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Booneville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1933	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Toulby, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Mina, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1933	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	24 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 118 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 500	105
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1