Weather Records on 16 January 1959

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1959. Highest significance: S Bend AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1959

On 16 January 1959, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 461 daily.
S Bend AP set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 16 January 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 16 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1959

Top 20 records on 16 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1959	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Niagara Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Alfred, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	La Tuque, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	St Charles de Mandeville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	La Tuque, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Newton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Warren 3 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Manouan Sanmaur, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1959	Ocala, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 462 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	322
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2