Weather Records on 16 February 1978

1,221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1978. Highest significance: Montpelier, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 1978

On 16 February 1978, 1,221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,144 daily.
Montpelier set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 16 February 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,221 stations

1,221 station records on 16 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,221 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 510.

Records on 16 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	510

Records on 16 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 55, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

991 broken records

Margins by which the 991 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1978

Top 20 records on 16 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Aach, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1978	Lexington 3E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Melstone, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Willis 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Alton 1 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	53 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,221 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	808
100 to 200	124
200 to 300	43
300 to 400	12
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1