Weather Records on 16 January 1960

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1960. Highest significance: Barton, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1960

On 16 January 1960, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 336 daily.
Barton set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 16 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 16 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 16 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 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 1960

Top 20 records on 16 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1960	Barton, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Young, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Bryah, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	all-time low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Dayville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Multai, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Emery, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Morsi, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1960	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1960	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 349 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	255
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1