Weather Records on 16 February 2024

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2024. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 16 February 2024

On 16 February 2024, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 847 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 16 February 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 16 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Suonenjoki Iisvesi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kouvola Voikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Jomalaby	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Parnamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Pirttipera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Halttula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vase_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahtari Myllymaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pielavesi Venetmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vittinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savonlinna Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barshatas	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallstaberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 89, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

857 broken records

Margins by which the 857 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2024

Top 20 records on 16 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2024	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	146 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2024	Pelton Dam, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Alderley, AU	daily rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	117 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	McCook, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Nynashamn, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Suonenjoki Iisvesi, FI	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Vasterhaninge, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Enonkoski Simanala, FI	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Sala, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Hanko Tvarminne, FI	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Stockholm, SE	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Kouvola Voikoski, FI	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Sysma Joutsjarvi, FI	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2024	Vattholma, SE	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	51 years	59 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 937 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	828
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1