Weather Records on 16 January 1924

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1924. Highest significance: Harrisburg - Coop, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1924

On 16 January 1924, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 271 daily.
Harrisburg - Coop set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 16 January 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 16 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1924

Top 20 records on 16 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1924	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Warren, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Genoa, IT	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Marion, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Lewisburg, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	State College, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Louisburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Santuck, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Asheville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1924	Storrs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1924	Dover, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1924	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	33 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 277 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 20	212
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1