Weather Records on 16 January 1957

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1957. Highest significance: Balaghat, IN.

Key Facts for 16 January 1957

On 16 January 1957, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 576 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 775 daily.
Balaghat set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 16 January 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 16 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamunia	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kharra	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 16 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 16 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1957

Top 20 records on 16 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1957	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1957	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1957	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1957	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Bodalkasa, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Kindsi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Katangi, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Sambalpur, IN	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Jamunia, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Odesa, UA	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Tharsa, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Stratford, CA	monthly low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Baihar, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1957	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 795 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 1957-01-16: 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	629
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4