Weather Records on 16 February 1958

1,480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1958. Highest significance: Bedford Hills, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1958

On 16 February 1958, 1,480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 675 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,422 daily.
Bedford Hills set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 16 February 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,480 stations

1,480 station records on 16 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Runyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	72.4 cm (28.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.6 cm (20.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Bruno	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,480 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 339, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 180, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 16 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	339
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	180
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 16 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 42, daily 1,422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,245 broken records

Margins by which the 1,245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 455.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1958

Top 20 records on 16 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1958	Bedford Hills, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1958	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1958	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1958	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1958	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Setauket Strong, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Freeland, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Border 3 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Asheville, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1958	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	53 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 1,480 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1958
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,164
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1