Weather Records on 16 February 1982

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1982. Highest significance: Garden Valley, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1982

On 16 February 1982, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
621 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 958 daily.
Garden Valley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 16 February 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 16 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 456, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 16 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	456
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 16 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1982

Top 20 records on 16 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1982	Garden Valley, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1982	Perpignan, FR	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1982	Austin 3 S, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1982	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Council, US	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Enid, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Nashville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Challenge Rs, US	daily rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Placerville, US	all-time rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Simmesport, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Bushnell 1 E, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Salem, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Longville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Foresthill Rs, US	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1982	Fazenda Belem, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 995 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 100	728
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1