Weather Records on 16 February 1968

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1968. Highest significance: Warrnambool Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1968

On 16 February 1968, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 285 daily.
Warrnambool Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.5 mm (6.3 in) on 16 February 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 16 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glanworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
York Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 16 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 16 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1968

Top 20 records on 16 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1968	Warrnambool Downs, AU	monthly rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1968	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Betanga, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Twin Falls 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Coreena, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Winton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Fermoy, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1968	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1968	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1968	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1968	La Palma, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 291 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	240
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1