Weather Records on 16 January 1918

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1918. Highest significance: Cap Madeleine, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1918

On 16 January 1918, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 85 daily.
Cap Madeleine set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 January 1918.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 16 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1918

Top 20 records on 16 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1918	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1918	Bic, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1918	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55.8 cm (22.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1918	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1918	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Nurnberg, DE	monthly high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Plauen, DE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Meningie, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Kew, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Vineland, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1918	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	19 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 89 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	76
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1