Weather Records on 16 February 2008

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2008. Highest significance: Villanueva, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2008

On 16 February 2008, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 618 daily.
Villanueva set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 February 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 16 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midway 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hegra II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.8 cm (21.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.8 mm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gronning	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saebo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 16 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 16 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2008

Top 20 records on 16 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2008	Villanueva, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2008	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Fiskabygd, NO	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Trenton, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Bulken, NO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Springfield, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Midway 4 NE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Hustadvatn, NO	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Roy, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Okeene, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Wilson Beach, AU	daily rain	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Hegra II, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Tejon Rancho, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2008	Breivoll, NO	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	4 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 639 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	431
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2