Weather Records on 16 February 1966

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1966. Highest significance: Taranagar (Reni), IN.

Key Facts for 16 February 1966

On 16 February 1966, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 602 daily.
Taranagar (Reni) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 16 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drumheller	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coutinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Childersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 16 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 16 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1966

Top 20 records on 16 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1966	Taranagar (Reni), IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Pedra Lavrada, BR	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes), BR	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Red Deer, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Beltana, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Canton, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Drumheller, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Hanna, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Rome, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Perponda, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1966	Calera, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	39 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 608 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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Data for records on 1966-02-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	508
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2