Weather Records on 16 February 1983

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1983. Highest significance: Mt Wx, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1983

On 16 February 1983, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 527 daily.
Mt Wx set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 16 February 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 16 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temascales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 16 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 16 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1983

Top 20 records on 16 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1983	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1983	Girua, BR	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Churchill A, CA	daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Anadia, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Split Rock Pond, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Port Lincoln, AU	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Leech Lake, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1983	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1983	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 542 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	398
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1