Weather Records on 16 February 1979

1,687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1979. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1979

On 16 February 1979, 1,687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 861 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 46 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,566 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 16 February 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,687 stations

1,687 station records on 16 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,687 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 510, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 351, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 411.

Records on 16 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	510
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	351
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	411

Records on 16 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 46, monthly 75, daily 1,566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,390 broken records

Margins by which the 1,390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1346.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1979

Top 20 records on 16 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1979	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1979	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	all-time low min	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Beardstown, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Nordhorn, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Sebewaing, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1979	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE	all-time snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	0 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,687 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	1,315
200 to 400	64
400 to 600	9
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1