Weather Records on 16 February 1984

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1984. Highest significance: Halsey 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1984

On 16 February 1984, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 983 daily.
Halsey 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 16 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 16 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 16 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1984

Top 20 records on 16 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1984	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1984	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1984	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1984	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1984	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1984	Dutton River Station, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	White Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Keene, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Idlewild, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Loei, TH	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Burley Muni AP, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Britton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Le Roy, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 years	44 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 997 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	785
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1