Weather Records on 16 February 2004

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2004. Highest significance: Mt Pleasant, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2004

On 16 February 2004, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 772 daily.
Mt Pleasant set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 16 February 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 16 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Fork Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Numbulwar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olgaing	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 16 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 16 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2004

Top 20 records on 16 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2004	Mt Pleasant, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2004	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2004	Hopewell, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2004	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Hickory Flat, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Noreena Downs, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2004	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	93 years	46 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 807 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	618
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1