Weather Records on 16 February 2013

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2013. Highest significance: Maroona (Hillenvale), AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 2013

On 16 February 2013, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 280 daily.
Maroona (Hillenvale) set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 16 February 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 16 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maroona (Hillenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Pimbena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Quemada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgundam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.7 C (-44.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boondall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.5 C (-57.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 16 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 16 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2013

Top 20 records on 16 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2013	Maroona (Hillenvale), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Wartook Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Jagdalpur, IN	daily low max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Karragarra Island, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2013	Winton (Dalblair), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Wirrulla (Pimbena), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	monthly low min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Kuantan, MY	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Nephi, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Moyston (Barton Estate), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	La Quemada, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Freiamt-Ottoschwanden, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2013	Bely Island, RU	daily high max	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 284 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	216
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1