Weather Records on 16 January 1953

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1953. Highest significance: Austral Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1953

On 16 January 1953, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,004 daily.
Austral Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 209.8 mm (8.3 in) on 16 January 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 16 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	293.0 cm (115.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 16 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 16 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 1,004.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1953

Top 20 records on 16 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1953	Austral Downs, AU	all-time rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1953	Assobani, IN	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1953	Ambala Obsy, IN	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1953	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Ambala, IN	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Khair, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Bulandshahr, IN	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Hasanpur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Madhuban, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Bahera, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Khurja, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Hata, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1953	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 1,040 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 200	905
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1