Daily records
Page built 2026-10-19
Data as of 2026-10-15
Search
Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 16 January 1919

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1919. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 16 January 1919

  • On 16 January 1919, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 50 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.5 C (90.5 F) on 16 January 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

50 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1919 50 station records on 16 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
50 station records on 16 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.5 C (90.5 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)0 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records
Records on 16 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 16 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 January 1919 by timescale Records on 16 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 50all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50.
Records on 16 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily50

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1919 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 1010 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 1010
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1919
Top 20 records on 16 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1919Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.5 C (90.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919McKinlay Roadhouse, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)27 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Sarna, SEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Godegard, SEdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Landsort, SEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Orskar_A, SEdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Robertson, ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Sveg, SEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Gotska Sandon, SEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919New Westminster, CAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1919Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)19 years16 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 1919
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 50 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 1919. 1919 had 50 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

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1919-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).