Weather Records on 16 February 1951

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1951. Highest significance: Council Grove, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1951

On 16 February 1951, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 369 daily.
Council Grove set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 16 February 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 16 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Council Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 16 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 16 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 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 1951

Top 20 records on 16 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1951	Council Grove, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Iola, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Grahamstown, ZA	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Osage City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Mc Farland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Kirksville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Eskridge, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Chandler, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1951	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1951	Clay Ctr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1951	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1951	Emmett, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1951	Kirksville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 380 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	261
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2