Weather Records on 16 February 1989

1,436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1989. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1989

On 16 February 1989, 1,436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,347 daily.
Alpine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 16 February 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,436 stations

1,436 station records on 16 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,436 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 16 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 16 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 85, daily 1,347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,187 broken records

Margins by which the 1,187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1989

Top 20 records on 16 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1989	Alpine, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1989	Saga, JP	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1989	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1989	Presidio, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1989	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Sonora, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Crane, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Strawn 8 NNE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	52 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,436 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	1,163
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1