Weather Records on 16 January 1944

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1944. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 16 January 1944

On 16 January 1944, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 250 daily.
Nicosia set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 16 January 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 16 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1944

Top 20 records on 16 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1944	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1944	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1944	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1944	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1944	Buckhannon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1944	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Logan, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Williamson, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Temple, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	McKinley, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Pitea, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Barkerville, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Pikeville, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1944	Choteau, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 252 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	181
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1