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Weather Records on 1 January 1916

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1916. Highest significance: Vinga, SE.

Key Facts for 1 January 1916

  • On 1 January 1916, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Vinga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.8 mm (1.1 in) on 1 January 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 1 January 1916 31 station records on 1 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 1 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.8 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation79.5 mm (3.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation23.7 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.1 mm (0.12 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 1 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 1 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 January 1916 by timescale Records on 1 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 28.
Records on 1 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1916 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 215 to 10: 210 to 15: 415 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 521
5 to 102
10 to 154
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1916
Top 20 records on 1 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 1916Vinga, SEmonthly rain27.8 mm (1.1 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)6 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1916Paris, CAmonthly rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)28 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Johnsonville, USmonthly rain79.5 mm (3.1 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)2 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Bologna, ITdaily high min7.1 C (44.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Sandvig, DKdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Falsterbo, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Cottam, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Varberg, SEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Nidingen A, SEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Malvern, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Lund, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1916Houston Wb City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)18 years13 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

1798 to 1916
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1916. 1916 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8111972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5892022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8481798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1916. 1916 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971811
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021589
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026848

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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).