Weather Records on 16 February 1945

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1945. Highest significance: Effingham 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1945

On 16 February 1945, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 434 daily.
Effingham 3SW set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 16 February 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 16 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adventure Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 434.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1945

Top 20 records on 16 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1945	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1945	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1945	Adventure Bay, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1945	Wawaitin, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1945	Russellville, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Buxton, GB	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Columbia Wb City, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Kindersley, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	18.9 C (34.0 F)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Horton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Asheville, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Plymouth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Durham, GB	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1945	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 439 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	296
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1