Weather Records on 16 February 2020

1,453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2020. Highest significance: Leeuwarden_1, NL.

Key Facts for 16 February 2020

On 16 February 2020, 1,453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
802 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,373 daily.
Leeuwarden_1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 16 February 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,453 stations

1,453 station records on 16 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Virolahti Koivuniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nurmijarvi Geofysiikan Observa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torrbole_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tavelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lohja Porla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hestra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talljarv_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ternaard	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,453 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 402, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 400, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 605, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 16 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	402
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	400
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	605
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 16 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 79, daily 1,373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,356 broken records

Margins by which the 1,356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2020

Top 20 records on 16 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2020	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2020	Boras, SE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2020	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Joure, NL	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla, FI	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Castricum, NL	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	126 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Virolahti Koivuniemi, FI	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2020	Nurmijarvi Geofysiikan Observa, FI	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Hid, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS, FI	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa, FI	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Hoogwoud, NL	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Hagshults_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2020	Powell Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 1,453 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	1,339
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2