Weather Records on 16 February 2021

2,807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2021. Highest significance: Millington 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2021

On 16 February 2021, 2,807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 1,694 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 169 were all-time records, 354 monthly and 2,284 daily.
Millington 3 SE set a daily record snowfall of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 16 February 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ratcliff	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawica	Poland	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,807 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 887, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 807, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 293, Deepest snow cover 427.

Records on 16 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	887
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	807
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	293
Deepest snow cover	427

Records on 16 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 169, monthly 354, daily 2,284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,400 broken records

Margins by which the 2,400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2021

Top 20 records on 16 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2021	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2021	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Milton Freewater, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Seminole, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Ratcliff, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Caro Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Abilene Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Lewiston AP, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Fairbury 7S, US	all-time low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Bucyrus, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	118 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	all-time low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	122 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Bloomington Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2021	Kingman, US	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 2,807 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 100	2,276
100 to 200	105
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2