Weather Records on 16 February 1938

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1938. Highest significance: La Delle 7 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1938

On 16 February 1938, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 427 daily.
La Delle 7 NE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 February 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 16 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.3 mm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1938

Top 20 records on 16 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1938	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Holdenville 2SSE, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Ada, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Calvin, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Fort Gibson, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1938	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 449 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	344
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4