Weather Records on 16 February 1981

1,755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1981. Highest significance: Newry, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1981

On 16 February 1981, 1,755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,540 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,678 daily.
Newry set a daily record precipitation of 203.4 mm (8.0 in) on 16 February 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,755 stations

1,755 station records on 16 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metchosin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,755 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 807, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 733, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	807
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	733
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,478 broken records

Margins by which the 1,478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1981

Top 20 records on 16 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1981	Newry, AU	daily rain	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Metchosin, CA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Barton, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Bengbu, CN	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Houd Constant, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Zanthus, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Marquette, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Hampton, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Caledonia, US	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Paisley, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Neds Creek, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Gore Bay, CA	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Prospect, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,755 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,471
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1