Weather Records on 16 February 1964

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1964. Highest significance: Digby, CA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1964

On 16 February 1964, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 360 daily.
Digby set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 16 February 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 16 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 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 1964

Top 20 records on 16 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1964	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Lewiston, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Paris 5 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Noblesville River, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Valley Park, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Piqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Kentville Cda, CA	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Salamonia, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1964	Marysville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	13 years	36 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 370 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	255
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1