Weather Records on 16 February 1985

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1985. Highest significance: Sandheads, IN.

Key Facts for 16 February 1985

On 16 February 1985, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 822 daily.
Sandheads set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 16 February 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 16 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amesville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Straitsville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smygehuk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lithopolis 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 180.

Records on 16 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	180

Records on 16 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 20, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1321.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1985

Top 20 records on 16 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1985	Sandheads, IN	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1985	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Logan, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Madison 3NNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	E Jordan, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Branchland 1 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Kalkaska, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Princeville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Heidelberg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	Amesville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1985	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 854 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 200	663
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1