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Weather Records on 16 January 1917

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1917. Highest significance: Morven Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1917

  • On 16 January 1917, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Morven Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 16 January 1917.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1917 30 station records on 16 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 16 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Morven Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
WunnamurraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.5 C (-8.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AtyrauKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth31.0 cm (12.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 16 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 16 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 16 January 1917 by timescale Records on 16 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29.
Records on 16 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1917 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 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
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 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1917
Top 20 records on 16 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1917Morven Post Office, AUmonthly rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)7 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Mantova, ITdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Pesaro, ITdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Magdeburg, DEdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Enisejsk, RUdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Hvar, HRdaily high min13.1 C (55.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Wunnamurra, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Welland, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Hvar, HRdaily high max15.9 C (60.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917London South, CAdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Zametchino, RUdaily high min-5.4 C (22.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Orebro, SEdaily low min-22.5 C (-8.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Boulia Airport, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Atyrau, KZdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Lucknow, CAdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1917Simferopol, UAdaily high min7.9 C (46.2 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)13 years10 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 1917
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 30 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 1917. 1917 had 30 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).