Weather Records on 16 February 1980

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1980. Highest significance: Pbo Anantapur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 February 1980

On 16 February 1980, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 829 daily.
Pbo Anantapur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 16 February 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 16 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Nuys Fc15A	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth Fc 24 F	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lechuza Ptrl St Fc352B	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inhumas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newhall S Fc32Ce	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 190, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 16 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	190
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 16 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1980

Top 20 records on 16 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1980	Pbo Anantapur, IN	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1980	Vlakkloof Estate, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Aroostook, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Van Nuys Fc15A, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Marion Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Pt Mugu Nf, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Paulistana, BR	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Aroostook, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Chatsworth Fc 24 F, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Lakeview, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Burbank Valley Pump Plt, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Acude Rio Do Peixe, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Balasore, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1980	Sonoma, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	40 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 852 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	618
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1