Weather Records on 16 February 1997

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1997. Highest significance: Ft Lauderdale, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1997

On 16 February 1997, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 884 daily.
Ft Lauderdale set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 16 February 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 16 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Belhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balancan de Dominguez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kooralgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gackle	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes (Reddestone (Redban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reddestone (Lonewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 16 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 16 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 32, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1997

Top 20 records on 16 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1997	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1997	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Marmarth, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	St George, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Donnellson, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Washington, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Palizada, MX	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Georgetown 1 E, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	43 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 923 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	686
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	1