Weather Records on 16 February 1970

945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1970. Highest significance: Geraldton Town, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1970

On 16 February 1970, 945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 921 daily.
Geraldton Town set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 16 February 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

945 stations

945 station records on 16 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Mount Vernon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

945 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 526, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 16 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 16 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1970

Top 20 records on 16 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1970	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1970	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1970	Chipley, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1970	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1970	Moningarin, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Davenport, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Niceville, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Newport, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Melton Mowbray (Mount Vernon), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Deer Park AP, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1970	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 945 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 20	688
20 to 40	93
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2