Weather Records on 16 January 1949

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1949. Highest significance: Clifton, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1949

On 16 January 1949, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 901 daily.
Clifton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 16 January 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 16 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 16 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 16 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 21, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records

Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1949

Top 20 records on 16 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1949	Clifton, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1949	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Park Rch, US	monthly snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Clifton, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Makapuu Point 724, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	San Rafael Rch Sp, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	White Cliffs, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Park Rch, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Kerrville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Toronto, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Bowie, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1949	Kingston Rs, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	42 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 933 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	757
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2