Weather Records on 16 February 1991

1,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1991. Highest significance: Yamagata, JP.

Key Facts for 16 February 1991

On 16 February 1991, 1,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 662 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,323 daily.
Yamagata set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 16 February 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,376 stations

1,376 station records on 16 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Little Hartle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.2 mm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Offenbach/M. (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,376 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 292, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 370, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 16 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	292
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	370
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 16 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 46, daily 1,323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,038 broken records

Margins by which the 1,038 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1991

Top 20 records on 16 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1991	Yamagata, JP	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Hakodate, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Muroran, JP	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Grootfontein 11,, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Flores (Dnocs), BR	all-time rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Sendai, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Little Hartley (Little Hartle, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	225.2 mm (8.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Andrews, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Highlands, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,376 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1991
Margin	Records
0 to 20	973
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2