Weather Records on 16 February 1972

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1972. Highest significance: Morgenrood, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 February 1972

On 16 February 1972, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 651 daily.
Morgenrood set an all-time record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 16 February 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 16 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton (Baangal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waaia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 651.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1422.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1972

Top 20 records on 16 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1972	Morgenrood, ZA	all-time rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1972	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Skipton (Baangal), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Galah, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	San Andres, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Glacier Rs, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1972	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 658 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 200	575
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1