Weather Records on 16 February 2002

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2002. Highest significance: Esmeralda Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 2002

On 16 February 2002, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 942 daily.
Esmeralda Station set a daily record precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 16 February 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 16 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ransaren_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Brigadoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Valley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junee (Breffni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein (Tchelery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Corner (Wingadeena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richlands (Bouverie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mike	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2002

Top 20 records on 16 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2002	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2002	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2002	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Robin Hood Station, AU	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Wagga Wagga (Berrillee), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Bigga (Wyoming), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Low Holm Station, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Ransaren_D, SE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Rollingstone, AU	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2002	Carabost, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	74 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 974 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	814
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1