Weather Records on 16 February 1941

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1941. Highest significance: Karina, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1941

On 16 February 1941, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 197 daily.
Karina set an all-time record daily precipitation of 186.7 mm (7.4 in) on 16 February 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 16 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1941

Top 20 records on 16 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1941	Karina, ZA	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1941	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Agartala, IN	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1941	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Jowai, IN	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1941	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 202 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	147
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1