Weather Records on 16 February 1939

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1939. Highest significance: Mount Caroline, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1939

On 16 February 1939, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 354 daily.
Mount Caroline set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 16 February 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 16 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1939

Top 20 records on 16 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1939	Mount Caroline, AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1939	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Cowalla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Madison, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Jasol, IN	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	McGregor (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1939	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1939	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1939	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 369 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 25	284
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1