Weather Records on 16 February 1948

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1948. Highest significance: Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1948

On 16 February 1948, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 622 daily.
Jerilderie (Yanko Station) set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 16 February 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 16 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lissington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1948

Top 20 records on 16 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1948	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Corowa (Ringwood Park), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1948	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Harden (East St), AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Menangle, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1948	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	49 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 636 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	533
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1