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Weather Records on 12 January 1916

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1916. Highest significance: Vinga, SE.

Key Facts for 12 January 1916

  • On 12 January 1916, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 44 daily.
  • Vinga set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 12 January 1916.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1916 47 station records on 12 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 12 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-36.7 C (-34.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KoomoolooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-35.6 C (-32.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-43.3 C (-45.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-45.0 C (-49.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-40.6 C (-41.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-50.0 C (-58.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-42.8 C (-45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-44.4 C (-47.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-42.8 C (-45.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-36.7 C (-34.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 12 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1916 by timescale Records on 12 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 44. 0204060all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 44all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 44.
Records on 12 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily44

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1916 Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 20: 4120 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2041
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1916
Top 20 records on 12 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1916Vinga, SEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)0 years43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1916St Albans, CAall-time low max-36.7 C (-34.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)9.9 cm (3.9 in)25 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUmonthly low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Escanaba, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Koomooloo, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max-35.6 C (-32.1 F)11.2 C (20.2 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Galway, IEdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Southampton, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Vestervig, DKdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Simferopol, UAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min-43.3 C (-45.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Paris, CAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Bjornholt, NOdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily high max2.8 C (37.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1916Swift Current, CAmonthly low min-45.0 C (-49.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years14 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

1794 to 1916
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 47 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 47 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).