Weather Records on 16 January 1961

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1961. Highest significance: Balfour (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1961

On 16 January 1961, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
642 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 832 daily.
Balfour (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 16 January 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 16 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1961

Top 20 records on 16 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1961	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Inga, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Parau, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Pombal, BR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Virden, CA	daily high min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Protem, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1961	Collinsville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 864 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 25	669
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1