Weather Records on 16 February 1963

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1963. Highest significance: Pirie (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1963

On 16 February 1963, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 429 daily.
Pirie (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 16 February 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 16 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1963

Top 20 records on 16 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1963	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1963	Kotra, IN	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1963	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Cata (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Taua, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Chillicothe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1963	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1963	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1963	Campi, PT	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1963	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1963	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1963	White Peak, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 446 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	335
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1