Weather Records on 16 February 1977

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1977. Highest significance: Winnemucca AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1977

On 16 February 1977, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
506 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 718 daily.
Winnemucca AP set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 16 February 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 16 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 419, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 16 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	419
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 16 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1977

Top 20 records on 16 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1977	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Eureka, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Oceanside Marina, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Bend, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Bella Coola, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	San Jacinto, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Pioche, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1977	Le Grand, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	35 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 754 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	593
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1