Weather Records on 16 February 1962

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1962. Highest significance: Umea, SE.

Key Facts for 16 February 1962

On 16 February 1962, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 485 daily.
Umea set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 16 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 16 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Askham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	208.0 cm (81.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1962

Top 20 records on 16 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1962	Umea, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1962	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1962	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Maristova, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Boca, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Yandal, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Verma, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Truckee Rs, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Ft Ripley, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1962	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1962	Wendover AP AWOS, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1962	Askham, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 496 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	414
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2