Weather Records on 16 February 1946

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1946. Highest significance: Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1946

On 16 February 1946, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 268 daily.
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead) set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 16 February 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 16 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1946

Top 20 records on 16 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1946	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Khurai, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Bolaram, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Peint, IN	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Cressy, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Miva, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Fogo, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Fogo, CA	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	35 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 273 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	243
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1