Weather Records on 16 February 2014

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2014. Highest significance: Bronte Heights, AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 2014

On 16 February 2014, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 934 daily.
Bronte Heights set a daily record precipitation of 66.4 mm (2.6 in) on 16 February 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 16 February 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Water Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lesce	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 16 February 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 16 February 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 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 2014

Top 20 records on 16 February 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2014	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2014	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2014	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2014	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	127 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2014	Milford, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Green Rvr, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Redbank Mine, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Colebrook (the Meadows), AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Mojave, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Eureka, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Cobar Water Storage, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2014	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	43 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 970 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	759
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1