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Weather Records on 16 January 1911

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1911. Highest significance: Goderich Lighthouse, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1911

  • On 16 January 1911, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Goderich Lighthouse set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 16 January 1911.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1911 15 station records on 16 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 16 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WhrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 16 January 1911 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 16 January 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 16 January 1911 by timescale Records on 16 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 16 January 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1911 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 50: 1250 to 100: 0100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 5012
50 to 1000
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1911
Top 15 records on 16 January 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1911Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1911Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)21 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1911Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)21 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1911Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Southampton, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Peterborough, CAdaily low max-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Whroo, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Gorki, BYdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Bacchus Marsh, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Winchelsea (Murdeduke), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max (Tie)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1911Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min (Tie)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)tie19 years2 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 1911
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 15 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: 1,0452019: 5122020: 1,0982021: 5442022: 5762023: 6462024: 2,4012025: 6842026: 5061795186718981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 15 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
20181,045
2019512
20201,098
2021544
2022576
2023646
20242,401
2025684
2026506

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).