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Weather Records on 16 January 1912

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1912. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1912

  • On 16 January 1912, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Brome set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 16 January 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1912 38 station records on 16 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 16 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.2 cm (10.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand MananCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 16 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 9Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.
Records on 16 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall9
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 January 1912 by timescale Records on 16 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 16 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1912 Margins by which the 26 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. 01020300 to 50: 2150 to 100: 1100 to 150: 3150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 26 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 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 5021
50 to 1001
100 to 1503
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1912
Top 20 records on 16 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1912Brome, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)32 years42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)14.5 cm (5.7 in)24 years40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1912Brome, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)21 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall27.2 cm (10.7 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Trenton 2, USdaily low max-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Athol 1, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Hamilton, CAdaily low max-10.6 C (12.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Grand Manan, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Portland, USdaily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)2.2 cm (0.9 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Port Stanley, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Charlottetown, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1912Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)11 years9 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 1912
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 38 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 1912. 1912 had 38 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).