Weather Records on 16 February 1992

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1992. Highest significance: Mancos 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1992

On 16 February 1992, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 682 daily.
Mancos 1SW set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 16 February 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 16 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1992

Top 20 records on 16 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1992	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1992	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Pacific House, US	all-time snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Durham, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Bridgewater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Elatma, RU	daily high min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Palos Altos, MX	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Santa Maria Ecatepec, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	East Park Rsvr, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1992	Trombudo Central, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 694 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 25	496
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2