Weather Records on 14 February 2016

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 2016. Highest significance: Yinchuan, CN.

Key Facts for 14 February 2016

On 14 February 2016, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 563 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,227 daily.
Yinchuan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 14 February 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 14 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jurh	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osaka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 386, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 14 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	386
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 14 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 53, daily 1,227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 2016

Top 20 records on 14 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 2016	Yinchuan, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2016	Yulin, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2016	Chengde, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2016	Kobe, JP	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2016	Kochi, JP	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2016	Jurh, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Yan An, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Osaka, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Waverly, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Wakayama, JP	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Avon, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Okayama, JP	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Marion, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Auburn, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2016	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 1,286 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	1,052
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1