Weather Records on 16 February 1999

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1999. Highest significance: Hamina Poitsila, FI.

Key Facts for 16 February 1999

On 16 February 1999, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 817 daily.
Hamina Poitsila set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 February 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 16 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamina Poitsila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kotka Rankki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadleigh Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollombi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Aberdeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meoqui (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cocobeach	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Escobar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arxan	China	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fujin	China	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jarud Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 16 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 16 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1999

Top 20 records on 16 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1999	Hamina Poitsila, FI	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Hartline, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Ironside 2 W, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Coloso, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Kotka Rankki, FI	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Tabligbo, TG	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Broadleigh Downs, AU	monthly rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Enid, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Oxford Downs, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Hamburg, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Savage, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Superior, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1999	Billings, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1999	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1999	Wollombi Station, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	32 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 848 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 50	695
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1