Weather Records on 16 February 2019

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2019. Highest significance: Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2019

On 16 February 2019, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
637 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 981 daily.
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse set a monthly record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 16 February 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 16 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uchur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 488, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 16 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	488
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 16 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2019

Top 20 records on 16 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2019	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2019	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2019	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2019	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	111 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2019	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2019	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Glasgow, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Bison, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Shonkin 7 S, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Combolcha, ET	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Marnitz, DE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	128 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	New England, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2019	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	47 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 994 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	809
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1