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Weather Records on 16 January 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 16 January 1908

  • On 16 January 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.6 C (54.7 F) on 16 January 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1908 14 station records on 16 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 16 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.8 C (109.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.8 C (114.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.3 C (109.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 16 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 16 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 16 January 1908 by timescale Records on 16 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 16 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1908 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1908
Top 14 records on 16 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1908Oxford, GBdaily high max12.6 C (54.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)58 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908West Terschelling, NLdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)4.0 cm (1.6 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Oxford, GBdaily high min8.4 C (47.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max42.8 C (109.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max45.8 C (114.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Galway, IEdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Saint John, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min20.7 C (69.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max43.3 C (109.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1908Halmstad, SEdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1908
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11799: 11804: 11818: 11820: 21826: 21836: 11838: 11839: 11845: 31847: 11849: 21851: 11852: 21858: 11864: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11871: 11873: 21875: 31877: 11878: 21881: 41886: 11890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 81895: 51896: 41897: 21898: 21899: 171900: 11901: 11902: 51904: 61905: 221906: 261907: 171908: 141909: 191910: 211911: 151912: 381913: 521914: 161915: 291916: 281917: 301918: 891919: 501920: 2491921: 361922: 291923: 471924: 2771925: 2371926: 691927: 2501928: 3271929: 1301930: 6801931: 1601932: 6051933: 3431934: 991935: 4261936: 3491937: 1861938: 5491939: 5391940: 2841941: 6011942: 5851943: 6281944: 2521945: 4341946: 4301947: 5971948: 2991949: 9331950: 8551951: 6791952: 6141953: 1,0401954: 8821955: 3181956: 5191957: 7951958: 4591959: 4621960: 3491961: 8641962: 3871963: 9961964: 5771965: 9101966: 4641967: 5161968: 5361969: 6301970: 7291971: 6281972: 1,7241973: 1,1341974: 1,9571975: 7171976: 5931977: 1,4301978: 1,3991979: 1,0431980: 9651981: 8151982: 1,1211983: 7591984: 1,3761985: 8461986: 7851987: 1,4651988: 5971989: 8351990: 1,6921991: 8971992: 1,1501993: 1,3511994: 2,0031995: 1,3811996: 9951997: 1,0161998: 8841999: 8162000: 1,0732001: 7532002: 6052003: 6912004: 1,4462005: 6542006: 7462007: 1,9622008: 7772009: 1,3282010: 7392011: 9962012: 5692013: 9902014: 5342015: 4242016: 4532017: 1,1042018: 1,0412019: 5122020: 1,0802021: 5422022: 5732023: 6452024: 2,4012025: 6841795186718981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-16 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17991
18041
18181
18202
18262
18361
18381
18391
18453
18471
18492
18511
18522
18581
18641
18661
18671
18681
18691
18711
18732
18753
18771
18782
18814
18861
18902
18911
18921
18938
18955
18964
18972
18982
189917
19001
19011
19025
19046
190522
190626
190717
190814
190919
191021
191115
191238
191352
191416
191529
191628
191730
191889
191950
1920249
192136
192229
192347
1924277
1925237
192669
1927250
1928327
1929130
1930680
1931160
1932605
1933343
193499
1935426
1936349
1937186
1938549
1939539
1940284
1941601
1942585
1943628
1944252
1945434
1946430
1947597
1948299
1949933
1950855
1951679
1952614
19531,040
1954882
1955318
1956519
1957795
1958459
1959462
1960349
1961864
1962387
1963996
1964577
1965910
1966464
1967516
1968536
1969630
1970729
1971628
19721,724
19731,134
19741,957
1975717
1976593
19771,430
19781,399
19791,043
1980965
1981815
19821,121
1983759
19841,376
1985846
1986785
19871,465
1988597
1989835
19901,692
1991897
19921,150
19931,351
19942,003
19951,381
1996995
19971,016
1998884
1999816
20001,073
2001753
2002605
2003691
20041,446
2005654
2006746
20071,962
2008777
20091,328
2010739
2011996
2012569
2013990
2014534
2015424
2016453
20171,104
20181,041
2019512
20201,080
2021542
2022573
2023645
20242,401
2025684

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).