Weather Records on 16 February 1994

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1994. Highest significance: Makaweli 965, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1994

On 16 February 1994, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 593 daily.
Makaweli 965 set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 16 February 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 16 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue Vrty STN 1062.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tetelilla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Pagoda (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anahola 1114	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Fundicion (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 16 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 16 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1994

Top 20 records on 16 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1994	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1994	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1994	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Wigwam Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Lihue Vrty STN 1062.1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1994	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	45 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 609 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	420
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	4