Weather Records on 31 January 1916

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1916. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1916

On 31 January 1916, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 92 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 31 January 1916.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 31 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 January 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1916

Top 20 records on 31 January 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1916	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Berthong, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Cowes, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Hastings Post Office, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Barrie, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Barrie, CA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Stoney Creek, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1916	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	20 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

1800 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1916. 1916 had 94 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).