Weather Records on 16 January 1951

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1951. Highest significance: Kamasin, IN.

Key Facts for 16 January 1951

On 16 January 1951, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 671 daily.
Kamasin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 16 January 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 16 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 102	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1951

Top 20 records on 16 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1951	Kamasin, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Mustafabad Jasra, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Neilborough, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bear Creek, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Unnao, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Safipur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1951	Bidhuna, IN	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	36 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 679 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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Data for records on 1951-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	593
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1