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Weather Records on 16 January 1922

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1922. Highest significance: Holmogadd A, SE.

Key Facts for 16 January 1922

  • On 16 January 1922, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Holmogadd A set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 January 1922.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1922 29 station records on 16 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 16 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
CuerindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
The TowersSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HenicheskUkraineRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire StationSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MilliwindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 16 January 1922 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 16 January 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 January 1922 by timescale Records on 16 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 16 January 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1922 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 810 to 15: 115 to 20: 420 to 25: 025 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 108
10 to 151
15 to 204
20 to 250
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1922
Top 20 records on 16 January 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1922Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)28.3 mm (1.1 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1922Cuerindi, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922The Towers, ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Henichesk, UAdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Wollun, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Cape Town Fire Station, ZAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Bendemeer (Caroline St), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Bukalong Station, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Tamworth West, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Booroondara Tank, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Milliwindi, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Walcha Post Office, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Guelph Oac, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1922Tunis, TNdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years13 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 1922
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 29 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 1922. 1922 had 29 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).