Weather Records on 16 February 1937

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1937. Highest significance: Stokes, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1937

On 16 February 1937, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 248 daily.
Stokes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 16 February 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 16 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1937

Top 20 records on 16 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1937	Stokes, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Anekal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Quorn, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Mandya, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	La Ctr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Elliston, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1937	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	39 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 258 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 100	233
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1