Weather Records on 16 February 1960

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1960. Highest significance: Eucla, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1960

On 16 February 1960, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 253 daily.
Eucla set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 16 February 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 16 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haslam 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 16 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 16 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1960

Top 20 records on 16 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1960	Eucla, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Nurina, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Loongana, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Makaweli 965, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1960	Denial Bay, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 254 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 50	203
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1