Weather Records on 16 February 2016

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2016. Highest significance: Mt Wx, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2016

On 16 February 2016, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
799 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Mt Wx set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 February 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 16 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 409, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 16 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	409
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 16 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2016

Top 20 records on 16 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2016	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Virtsu, EE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Oswego, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	116 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2016	Avon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Huade, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Yulin, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Pavilion 2NE, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Yinchuan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Buzau, RO	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	117 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Port Allegany, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2016	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	92 years	52 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 1,212 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	1,014
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1