Weather Records on 16 February 2000

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2000. Highest significance: Ico, BR.

Key Facts for 16 February 2000

On 16 February 2000, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 900 daily.
Ico set a daily record precipitation of 99.4 mm (3.9 in) on 16 February 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 16 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejocotes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Dpi Field Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo Taviche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saetermoen II	Norway	Record snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cope Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Slatey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 16 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 16 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2000

Top 20 records on 16 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2000	Ico, BR	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Port Wing, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Ellenvale Station, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Tottori, JP	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Koror, PW	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Kremlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Hatch, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Clarendon, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2000	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	37 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 926 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	705
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1