Weather Records on 16 January 1942

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1942. Highest significance: Lalitpur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 January 1942

On 16 January 1942, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 572 daily.
Lalitpur set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 16 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1942

Top 20 records on 16 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1942	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Mau, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Karwi, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Badausa, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Maudeha, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Mahoba, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Belathal, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Pailani, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Gunningbar, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Tikamgarh, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Ambala Obsy, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1942	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 585 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 10	403
10 to 20	76
20 to 30	42
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2