Weather Records on 16 January 1926

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1926. Highest significance: Hewitt, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1926

On 16 January 1926, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 65 daily.
Hewitt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 16 January 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 16 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1926

Top 20 records on 16 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1926	Hewitt, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1926	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1926	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	all-time snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Steveston, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Weimar, DE	monthly snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Mellette 4 W, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1926	Boerne, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	16 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 69 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	47
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1