Weather Records on 1 February 2016

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2016. Highest significance: Cheyenne, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 2016

On 1 February 2016, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,444 daily.
Cheyenne set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 1 February 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 1 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell (Exhibition Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Sugar Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton (Donald St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 380, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 450, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 1 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	380
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	450
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 1 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,298 broken records

Margins by which the 1,298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2016

Top 20 records on 1 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2016	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2016	Milford, US	all-time snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2016	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Taylor Park, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Enterprise, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	New Harmony, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Ft Lewis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Lahontan Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Wamsutter, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Loa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Moonera, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2016	Wingfield, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	50 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

1795 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 1,496 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-02-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,209
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1