Weather Records on 16 January 1941

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1941. Highest significance: Rosedale, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1941

On 16 January 1941, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 592 daily.
Rosedale set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 January 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 16 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wallace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 16 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 16 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1941

Top 20 records on 16 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1941	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1941	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1941	Heyfield State School, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1941	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Shahpur, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Kew, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Jaura, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Glenmaggie (the Laurels), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Mount Wallace, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 601 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	522
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1