Weather Records on 16 February 2006

1,347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2006. Highest significance: Hart 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2006

On 16 February 2006, 1,347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,292 daily.
Hart 3 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 2006.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,347 stations

1,347 station records on 16 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Tiverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,347 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 1,292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2006

Top 20 records on 16 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2006	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2006	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	95 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2006	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2006	Zinder, NE	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2006	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2006	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Two Rivers, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Two Rivers, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Rushville, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Grand Rapids, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Rushville, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2006	Ben Lomond (Koala), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,347 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	970
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1