Weather Records on 16 January 1948

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1948. Highest significance: Storrs, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1948

On 16 January 1948, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 292 daily.
Storrs set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 16 January 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 16 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 3, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1948

Top 20 records on 16 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1948	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Marianna 2 S, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Raton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Marianna 2 S, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1948	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Warrumbungle (Walla Walla), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1948	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	25 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 299 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 50	223
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1