Weather Records on 16 January 1946

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1946. Highest significance: Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1946

On 16 January 1946, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 421 daily.
Second Valley (Spring Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 January 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 16 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 16 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 16 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1946

Top 20 records on 16 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1946	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1946	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Springerville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Hallett, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Pine Bluff, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Hope 3 NE, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Angicos, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Arthur City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Hope 3 NE, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1946	Ucolta Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1946	Yinnar, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1946	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1946	Graham, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1946	Paris, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 430 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 25	325
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1