Weather Records on 16 February 1949

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1949. Highest significance: Stehekin 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1949

On 16 February 1949, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 780 daily.
Stehekin 4 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 16 February 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 16 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 16 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 16 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1949

Top 20 records on 16 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1949	Stehekin 4 NW, US	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1949	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1949	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1949	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Milnes Landing, CA	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Anacortes, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1949	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 808 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 100	642
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1