Weather Records on 16 February 1955

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1955. Highest significance: New Norcia, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1955

On 16 February 1955, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 856 daily.
New Norcia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 16 February 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 16 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nippering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 808, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	808
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 84, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1955

Top 20 records on 16 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1955	New Norcia, AU	all-time rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 1955	Moora, AU	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Wannamal, AU	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Dandaragan, AU	all-time rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Wychitella, AU	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Toodyay, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Eadine, AU	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Barberton, AU	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Doodenanning, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Pingelly, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Landscape Hill, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Lower Chittering, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Hawthornden, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Nanda Downs, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Cloughton, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Allambie, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Wattening, AU	all-time rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1955	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 960 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	622
20 to 40	201
40 to 60	57
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3