Weather Records on 16 February 2022

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2022. Highest significance: Bad Salzuflen, DE.

Key Facts for 16 February 2022

On 16 February 2022, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 547 daily.
Bad Salzuflen set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 February 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 16 February 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzerhaken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohwacht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 16SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moringen-Lutterbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guipavas	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achmad Yani	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 February 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 February 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2022

Top 20 records on 16 February 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2022	Bad Salzuflen, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2022	Schierke, DE	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2022	Koppio, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Pelzerhaken, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Freiburg/Elbe, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Hohwacht, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Neuhaus Am Rennweg, DE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Adel, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Ko Samui, TH	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Redbird, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Tensleep 16SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2022	Braunlage, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	87 years	44 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 562 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	474
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1