Weather Records on 16 February 1965

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1965. Highest significance: Laurier, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1965

On 16 February 1965, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 245 daily.
Laurier set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 February 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 16 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 16 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 16 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 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 1965

Top 20 records on 16 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1965	Laurier, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Cameron, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Nixon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Seguin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Runge, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Avery Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1965	Tuba City, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1965	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 249 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	189
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1