Weather Records on 16 February 1950

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1950. Highest significance: Mangochi, MW.

Key Facts for 16 February 1950

On 16 February 1950, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 401 daily.
Mangochi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 229.1 mm (9.0 in) on 16 February 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 16 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	194.0 cm (76.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1950

Top 20 records on 16 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1950	Mangochi, MW	all-time rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1950	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Malboona, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Goorambat, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Nominingue, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Iguape, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Turtleford, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Mulwala Post Office, AU	all-time rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Orion, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Fort William, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Armagh, GB	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Stratford, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Oxford, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1950	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	34 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 419 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	325
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1