Weather Records on 16 January 1954

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1954. Highest significance: Ashville 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1954

On 16 January 1954, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 841 daily.
Ashville 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 16 January 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 16 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1954

Top 20 records on 16 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1954	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Sevierville, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Parksville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Oneonta, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Marshall, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Mendota, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Thompson Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Weaverville, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Gadsden, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Rome, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Dufur, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Mtn City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Ukiah, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Athens, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1954	Norcross, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	47 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 882 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 1954-01-16: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	715
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2